amcnabb@argus-systems.com (Andrew McNabb) wrote on 09.04.00 in <Pine.GSO.4.21.0004082346040.158-100000@ranger.argus-systems.com>:
> ASCII files are always friendlier to humans, and it is always better to
> stick with them unless there is a very compelling reason to switch. /proc
> stuff is still under discussion, but if there is any way to improve speed
> without switching to a binary system, we should try it out. We certainly
> don't want to mess with existing /etc files.
Before we spend time impproving the speed of /proc, let's first have a
demonstration of where, exactly, there are speed problems.
It's fun spending time optimizing all the wrong places, but it's also a
complete waste of time.
MfG Kai
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