Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751025AbVLOTK1 (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:10:27 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751028AbVLOTK1 (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:10:27 -0500 Received: from zeniv.linux.org.uk ([195.92.253.2]:52677 "EHLO ZenIV.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751025AbVLOTK0 (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:10:26 -0500 Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:09:57 +0000 From: Al Viro To: Al Boldi Cc: Helge Hafting , Nick Piggin , Arjan van de Ven , Greg KH , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux in a binary world... a doomsday scenario Message-ID: <20051215190957.GD27946@ftp.linux.org.uk> References: <200512150013.29549.a1426z@gawab.com> <200512151131.39216.a1426z@gawab.com> <43A1501F.5070803@aitel.hist.no> <200512152129.01861.a1426z@gawab.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200512152129.01861.a1426z@gawab.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 712 Lines: 13 On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 09:29:01PM +0300, Al Boldi wrote: > Don't mistake scalability for manageability/mantainability or flexibility. > Scalability is more, much more. It's about extendability and reusability > built on a solid foundation that may be stacked. Layers upon layers, the > sky is the limit. Stability is the key to unlock this scalability. You know, Lehrer had done that one better (see, e.g., http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/whenyoua.htm) - 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/