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SubjectRe: UUIDs (and devfs and major/minor numbers)
On Wed, 16 Jun 1999, Edward S. Marshall wrote:

> > Like it or not,
> > the names in /dev *are* policy, and kernel should not be dictating
> > policy. Therefore, the kernel should not be deciding what names appear
> > in /dev. Q.E.D.
>
> Like it or not, the names in /proc *are* policy, and kernel should not be
> dictating policy. Therefore, the kernel should not be deciding what names
> appear in /proc. Q.E.D.

Like it or not, syscall numbers *are* policy, and the kernel should not be
dictating policy. Therefore. the kernel should not be deciding what
numbers are assigned to syscalls. Q.E.D.

Come on.. This has gone crazy.


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