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From: "Martin J. Bligh" <Martin.Bligh@us.ibm.com>
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Subject: Re: SMP/cc Cluster description [was Linux/Pro]
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> What I'm trying to do is avoid having Linux go down some paths that I 
> have seen other people go down because those paths have *all* resulted
> in a kernel that none of us would want.  You can assert all you like 
> that you'll not make those mistakes, but having seen those same assertions
> a half a dozen times before from a half a dozen different OS efforts, all
> of which were staffed with talented and careful people, you'll forgive
> my skepticism.

You're right to point out the pitfalls that others have found in such paths
before - it's informative, and it's interesting. Personally I think I'd rather 
walk down that path, trying to avoid known pitfalls, than try your new
path, but I'll be delighted to see how your concept works out in practice. 
Good luck to you.

I still think (see my previous email) that we're actually heading to more or
less the same place from different directions, which was actually my main
point.

Time will tell ;-)

Martin.

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