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Rik van Riel on Kernels, VMs, and Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

Andrea Scrimieri writes " An Interesting interview with Rik van Riel, the kernel developer, in which he talks about the Linux's VM, particurarly about his own implementation (which was recently adopted in Alan Cox's tree). With some controversy towards Linus Torvalds. "

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  1. ohhh by Quasar1999 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Come on, you all know that any talk about the Linux VM is going to go over the heads of 95% of slashdot readers... :P

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  2. isn't it the truth? by ArchieBunker · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Is there body of people that decides what goes and what stays, other than RMS and AC? Just what I want more kernel config options. It takes a good half hour to go through them all now. Who the hell uses ham radio shit? No one. Give me a flat BSD config file any day.

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  3. I Luvvvvvv My Windows Box by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I'll never use any other OS besides one from Microsoft for any of my productive activities

    AHHAHAHA I SPIT ON on all the BUGGY Window Managers (Enlightment, KDE, GNOME)!

    I SPIT on GIMP. Photoshop 6.0 on XP Runs like a DREAM!!!

    I SPIT on StarOffice and KOffice, Microsoft Office XP runs soooo nice. I luv it.

    I have no problem forking over as much cash for any Windows Version because I get what I pay for - QUALITY not some second rate operating system that SECURITY is its only decent feature.

    Windows + Firewall + Regular Patches = NO NEED FOR LINUX

    Dont try argue with me! Im a Windows User and I will always be ;)

    1. Re:I Luvvvvvv My Windows Box by rapid+prototype · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      i think you're on the wrong site. this is 'news for nerds' and you, obviously, are a moron, not a nerd :)

      -rp

  4. Re:Wondering... by garcia · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    yup but at least we don't have a single moron running the show telling everyone else what to do. This way at least there is some internal competition. I suppose in the short-term dictatorship works the best but in the long run free ideas work best (Hitler/Stalin rapid Industrialization vs. Free World)

    I don't particularly like the comments made by this kid but I don't think he is entirely wrong for doing so.

  5. CVS isn't decent by kaisyain · · Score: 4, Flamebait

    The problem is that there isn't a decent multi-patch versioning system out there

    Uh, yes there are. Perforce, aide-de-camp, bitkeeper, and others all do this just fine. I haven't used squeak much, but I think this is also how the built-in version control in their smalltalk image works as well. Every change management system that uses changesets works pretty much exactly this way.

    CVS basically sucks, which is why some people are trying to replace it. It only gets used because it is popular and free, not because it is technically superior. The only thing it is better than is RCS/SCCS. Every other possible solution is no worse, and usually much better, than CVS.

  6. Re:Good interview, fun drama by laserjet · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I liken this to Vi vs. Emacs. Both suck for usability (admit it), and to this day we continue to butt heads about them. I use vi, and like it more than Emacs, but I am adult enough to admit they both have some of the worst user interfaces available today.

    not trolling, or starting a debate, just being honest.

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