Christoph Rohland wrote:
> If we would not allow binary only modules I would not have such a big
> problem with that...
I'm not sure how you would do that.
> I understand that the one size fits all approach has some limitations
> if you want to run on PDAs up to big iron. But a framework to overload
> core kernel functions with modules smells a lot of binary only, closed
> source, vendor specific Linux on high end machines.
Since Linux is GPL, how would you stop this?
> And then I don't see the value of Linux anymore.
Same as before -- freedom and low cost. The primary advantae of Linux
over other OSes is the GPL.
I think and Advanced Linux Kernel PRoject would be a good idea for a
number of reasons. It would give "Enterprise" users their own special
kernel, just like the microcontroller and real-time guys have. It would
also provide a parallel development track for Linux that could provide
real competition and value to the Linus-version kernel. The "Enterprise"
machines that IBM, HP and SGI would target aren't all S/390s; there
would be significant overlap of their low end with Linus' high end, I
think. Like 8+-way SMP servers.
-M
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