Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 10 Jul 2002 03:12:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 10 Jul 2002 03:12:47 -0400 Received: from vladimir.pegasys.ws ([64.220.160.58]:48393 "HELO vladimir.pegasys.ws") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 10 Jul 2002 03:12:47 -0400 Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 00:15:23 -0700 From: jw schultz To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Driverfs updates Message-ID: <20020710071523.GA22842@pegasys.ws> Mail-Followup-To: jw schultz , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <3D2AD518.6090706@sktc.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3D2AD518.6090706@sktc.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1301 Lines: 31 On Tue, Jul 09, 2002 at 07:20:40AM -0500, David D. Hagood wrote: > I've been following this thread for some time, and one aspect of it > disturbs me - the principle of symmetry. > > I've found that generally, in design thing should be symmetric - if you > can turn a thing on, you could be able to turn it off, if you can heat a > thing, you should be able to cool it, and if you can load a thing, you > should be able to unload it. I hope you know the difference between a woman and a light bulb... Apologies to the linux chix and humor impaired. It was such a big set-up it cried out for the punchline. I actually agree somewhat with you. If you can't unload modules the only reasons to have them are to get out of building kernels, or build and reboot when you get new hot-plug hardware. Laziness is a virtue, sloth is a sin, the line betwen is hard to define. -- ________________________________________________________________ J.W. Schultz Pegasystems Technologies email address: jw@pegasys.ws Remember Cernan and Schmitt - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/