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On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, Miguel de Icaza wrote:

> Who said it was not right?  It may not suit your needs, but it is not
> incorrect.  Now if your only purpose was flaming Linux, I can
> understand your post, but please refrain from making it look a
> technical issue.

I think the problems with Linux's ``remap it all, since we're on a new
platform'' approach have been pointed out:

	* It makes Linux much less comprehensible as a multiplatform
	  system (each port is, in effect, its own API)

	* It makes some basic features of Linux unavailable on alternate
	  ports (each port is a subtly different OS)

	* It doesn't actually acheive it's stated goal, of making
	  emulation of the host OS easier.

In addition, I think it is exemplary of a trend I see a lot in the Linux
community, which is to favor a slight win in implementation time or
execution time over a vast win in clean design, resulting in a system
which is needlessly labyrinthine...

- --
				Jim Wise
				jim.wise@turner.com

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