Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S270316AbTHCUbH (ORCPT ); Sun, 3 Aug 2003 16:31:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S270327AbTHCUbH (ORCPT ); Sun, 3 Aug 2003 16:31:07 -0400 Received: from smtp.bitmover.com ([192.132.92.12]:55951 "EHLO smtp.bitmover.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S270316AbTHCUbF (ORCPT ); Sun, 3 Aug 2003 16:31:05 -0400 Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 13:30:51 -0700 From: Larry McVoy To: David Lang Cc: Larry McVoy , Erik Andersen , Werner Almesberger , Jeff Garzik , netdev@oss.sgi.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Nivedita Singhvi Subject: Re: TOE brain dump Message-ID: <20030803203051.GA9057@work.bitmover.com> Mail-Followup-To: Larry McVoy , David Lang , Larry McVoy , Erik Andersen , Werner Almesberger , Jeff Garzik , netdev@oss.sgi.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Nivedita Singhvi References: <20030803194011.GA8324@work.bitmover.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam (whitelisted), SpamAssassin (score=0.5, required 7, AWL, DATE_IN_PAST_06_12) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 821 Lines: 18 On Sun, Aug 03, 2003 at 01:13:24PM -0700, David Lang wrote: > 2. router nodes that have access to main memory (PCI card running linux > acting as a router/firewall/VPN to offload the main CPU's) I can get an entire machine, memory, disk, > Ghz CPU, case, power supply, cdrom, floppy, onboard enet extra net card for routing, for $250 or less, quantity 1, shipped to my door. Why would I want to spend money on some silly offload card when I can get the whole PC for less than the card? -- --- Larry McVoy lm at bitmover.com http://www.bitmover.com/lm - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/