Re: Sun, Java, Linux
James R. Leu (jleu@chaos.coredcs.com)
Thu, 6 Jun 1996 11:45:59 -0500 (CDT)
>
> >
> > On Tue, 4 Jun 1996, Matt Hartley wrote:
> >
> > Workaround???
> >
> > Dude, do you see a C compiler in the kernel? How about C++ ?
> > Fortran? Ada? Pascal? BASIC? Any programming language at all?
> >
> > Compilation or interpretation of a programming language is a user-space
> > thing - it does NOT belong in the kernel.
> >
> > The kernel is for funky things like hardware drivers, handling the
> > multitasking, etc.
> >
> Tell that to Sun.
>
Just because Sun gives in to the whims of the marketing staff doesn't mean
the Linux community must.
Jim
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James R. Leu
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