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To: jimwclark@ntlworld.com, Mike Fedyk <mfedyk@matchmail.com>
Subject: Re: Driver Model 2 Proposal - Linux Kernel Performance v Usability
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 01:10:50 +0300
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On Friday 05 September 2003 00:16, James Clark wrote:
> I agree that at first sight the two concepts (Binary 'plugins' and GPL)
> don't mix well but this is actually FUD which obscures the issue of making
> the kernel much easier to deal with for the masses. Like it or not, 99+% of
> 'potential users' don't want/need to recompile their whole kernel, with the
> risks that it has, to add one minor feature.

Those 99+% are going to use a distro. A popular Linux distro
is a rough equivalent of a Windows install disk in terms of
ease of use, feature set and intended audience.
Distro can handle this problem (of driver ABI or absence thereof)
in any way it wants. I can imagine it can even go to the great pains
and introduce binary driver ABI. But unlikely.

OTOH I believe core kernel folks will not accept your proposal.
Stay a bit longer on lkml and you will understand why.
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vda
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