From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263494AbTJLRuE (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:50:04 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263496AbTJLRuE (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:50:04 -0400 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:40599 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263494AbTJLRuB (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:50:01 -0400 Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 18:50:00 +0100 From: viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk To: retu Cc: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu, Jamie Lokier , Kenn Humborg , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.7 thoughts: common well-architected object model Message-ID: <20031012174959.GM7665@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> References: <200310121644.h9CGiUeb011798@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> <20031012165119.17264.qmail@web13004.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031012165119.17264.qmail@web13004.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Oct 12, 2003 at 09:51:19AM -0700, retu wrote: > > nobody says that it belongs into the kernel rather > designed by core=kernel folks core-up, that is e.g. > not being a derivative of a set of all-encompassing > classes developed for an application. > > I think the issue is serious and brushing it aside as > being non-kernel at first will come back biting. > What's going on could be described as being cornered. With all due respect, whether you are cornered or not is none of our problems. Neither is whatever passes for your thought process. So far you have failed to produce anything except handwaving and some remarkably ugly function prototypes. Not interesting...