Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 1 Dec 2001 17:20:45 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 1 Dec 2001 17:20:35 -0500 Received: from chac.inf.utfsm.cl ([200.1.19.54]:2062 "EHLO chac.inf.utfsm.cl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 1 Dec 2001 17:20:28 -0500 Message-Id: <200112012220.fB1MK52K019258@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl> To: Linus Torvalds cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Coding style - a non-issue In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 30 Nov 2001 16:50:34 -0800." X-mailer: MH [Version 6.8.4] X-charset: ISO_8859-1 Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2001 19:20:04 -0300 From: Horst von Brand Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Linus Torvalds said: > On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Rik van Riel wrote: > > I'm very interested too, though I'll have to agree with Larry > > that Linux really isn't going anywhere in particular and seems > > to be making progress through sheer luck. In any case, Larry's suggestion would fracture Linux. Also, Solaris might be a fine piece of work, but what is commonly called Linux (i.e., distributions) is more flexible, easier to use, and friendly overall. Besides, the kernel handles an insane selection of hardware, and is able to interoperate with allmost everything else there is. No mean feat, that one. > Hey, that's not a bug, that's a FEATURE! Bingo! -- Horst von Brand vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl Casilla 9G, Vin~a del Mar, Chile +56 32 672616 - 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/