Re: Sun, Java, Linux
Eddie C. Dost (ecd@skynet.be)
Fri, 7 Jun 1996 01:44:45 +0200 (MET DST)
> > > 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.
You are absolutely correct, but I try to convince some people at my
company into Linux/Sparc, and if I can say: "It says Java on the box"
for 190 lines of kernel code, I like that.
I can't help the stupidity of those others, I only want to run some
good software.
Eddie.