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Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 09:59:35 +0200 (CEST)
From: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
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To: Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com>
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Hi,

On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, Larry McVoy wrote:

> I think the kernel crowd is starting to sense how complex things
> are getting and are pushing back a bit.  Don't fight them, this
> isn't IRIX/Dynix/PTX/AIX/Solaris.  It's Linux and part of the
> appeal, part of the reason you are here, is that it is (was) simple.
> All you are doing is suggesting that it should be more complex.
> I don't agree at all.

Why do you think it was simple before?

bye, Roman

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