Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 1 Dec 2001 02:08:16 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 1 Dec 2001 02:08:06 -0500 Received: from fe7.southeast.rr.com ([24.93.67.54]:25107 "EHLO mail7.carolina.rr.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 1 Dec 2001 02:07:56 -0500 From: Zilvinas Valinskas Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 02:07:50 -0500 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Coding style - a non-issue Message-ID: <20011201020750.A1470@clt88-175-140.carolina.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <20011130200239.A28131@hq2> <4.3.2.7.2.20011130215624.00c03b30@10.1.1.42> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20011130215624.00c03b30@10.1.1.42> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)@localhost.localdomain Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 10:31:24PM -0800, Stephen Satchell wrote: > [cc list trimmed] > > You are confusing the production of Shakespeare with the production of good > OS code. > > The high-level design aspect is that there is a problem to be solved or a > feature to be provided. That represents a goal. Some goals are good and > some goals are bad. In many cases, you learn which when you actually do > the code to implement the goal, and determine whether it helps, hinders, or > just bloats the OS. > Sometimes design only _works_ it's way around problems ... -- Zilvinas Valinskas - 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/