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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 14:37:07 -0700
From: "Jeff V. Merkey" <jmerkey@vger.timpanogas.org>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
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Subject: kernel debuggers (was Bitkeeper Bashing)
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> 
>    And I personally refuse to use inferior tools because of ideology. In
>    fact, I will go as far as saying that making excuses for bad tools
>    due to ideology is _stupid_, and people who do that think with their
>    gonads, not their brains. 


Linus,

A reasonable explanation.  However, this begs the question as to 
**WHY** you are so opposed to kernel debuggers in Linux.   Code 
reviews don't catch hardware bugs or other types of performance 
issues related to bus architecture, etc.

Opposition to a kernel debugger in Linux, at least from the 
view of some folks, is a case of someone using inferior methods
because of ideaology.  

Not meant as a recrimination, but you've just made the case for
kernel debuggers in Linux.

:-)

Jeff




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