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Subject: Re: should I trust 'free' or 'top'?
To: blumpkin@attbi.com (Buddy Lumpkin)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 17:11:43 +0000 (GMT)
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> >The base VM in Linus tree has been broken since before 2.4.0 and while
> >somewhat better is still that - broken. The major vendors don't ship it for
> >a reason.
> 
> Why is this?

Linus kept ignoring Rik's patches and making other changes, then at 2.4.10
switched to Andrea's VM and ignored most of the follow up changes that
made that one work

> Believe it or not, im not trying to start a flame war, just trying to
> understand the logic.

You've got me there. I don't understand either. 

Alan

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