From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261448AbVFAQDK (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Jun 2005 12:03:10 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261437AbVFAQCV (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Jun 2005 12:02:21 -0400 Received: from downeast.net ([12.149.251.230]:45567 "EHLO downeast.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261447AbVFAQAL (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Jun 2005 12:00:11 -0400 From: Patrick McFarland To: Joerg Schilling Subject: Re: OT] Joerg Schilling flames Linux on his Blog Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 11:57:39 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 Cc: kraxel@suse.de, toon@hout.vanvergehaald.nl, mrmacman_g4@mac.com, ltd@cisco.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, dtor_core@ameritech.net, 7eggert@gmx.de References: <26A66BC731DAB741837AF6B2E29C10171E60DE@xmb-hkg-413.apac.cisco.com> <87acmbxrfu.fsf@bytesex.org> <429DD036.nail7BF7MRZT6@burner> In-Reply-To: <429DD036.nail7BF7MRZT6@burner> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart186281378.IBGHEjpmzD"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200506011157.47253.pmcfarland@downeast.net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --nextPart186281378.IBGHEjpmzD Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Wednesday 01 June 2005 11:11 am, Joerg Schilling wrote: > I did define this model 19 years ago when I did write the first > Generic SCSI driver at all. Adaptec indepentently did develop ASPI > 2 years later and did chose the same address model. Nearly all > OS use this kind (or a very similar model) internaly inside the kernel > or the basic SCSI address routines. That doesn't mean its the right model. Infact, for being 20 years old /and/= =20 the first, it stands to be the absolutely worst model. Linus and crew have= =20 every right to do something new. =2D-=20 Patrick "Diablo-D3" McFarland || pmcfarland@downeast.net "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, w= e'd=20 all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening= to repetitive electronic music." -- Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc, 1989 --nextPart186281378.IBGHEjpmzD Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBCndr78Gvouk7G1cURAkE8AJ0bNi/NE5bD9vuXaK35ysWGJXahBgCdHsbv 8E8QSZqWqPhtfraFz0saV4E= =hvM/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart186281378.IBGHEjpmzD--