Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:56:28 +0200 (CEST) | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] sysctl: Deprecate sys_sysctl in a user space visible fashion. |
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On Aug 28 2007 21:49, Andrew Morton wrote: >> >> Umm, no way we're ever going to remove a syscall like this. Please >> stop this deprecration crap. Just make sure no ones adds more binary >> sysctls. > >I think it's worth a try. It might take two, three or five years, who >knows? If it turns out to be impractical then we we can just change our >minds later, no big loss. It's just too early to say right now.
Great, why do not we remove all the things marked obsolete and start Linux 2.*newversionbeep*. Just rm, no add, and then tag.
If we never start moving to get rid of the old stuff, we will be ending up where Microsoft is; though we won't get there as fast since Linux was designed carefully in the first place and did/does not collect as much compat dust.
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