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Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 19:26:19 -0500 (EST)
From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
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On Sat, 16 Feb 2002, Rob Landley wrote:

> On Saturday 16 February 2002 11:06 am, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> 
> > Don't tell us that's not doable.  Do it and show us that you can do a
> > perfect translation of CML1 into CML2 with all CML1 structural flaws.
> 
> "Hey, the new VM in 2.4.10 should have replicated the swap overload failure 
> case in 2.4.9!  The first implementation should definitely melt down exactly 
> the same way!  We need to artificially introduce all the flaws in the old 
> one, just to prove it can be done!  Otherwise the new code is not 
> interesting."

Rob:

Please read my other mails, understand the nuances, then come back, OK?


Nicolas

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