what else do we need in the plan9 kernel? and when will the first linux distribution that comes in a 10 DVD boxed set be released?
brucee On 4/3/06, Aharon Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: > >>> P.S. This doesn't mean I'll ever *forgive* Andy Tannenbaum for spurring > >>> the creation of Linux. > > > >This is how myths are born. Andy Tanenbaum (one n) had nothing to do with > >Linux. He started Minix. Maybe the existence of Minix played a role in > >Linus' > >decision to start Linux, maybe not. > > > > Sape > > Ah, but he did. There were TONS of people begging Andy to make Minix > do virtual memory on 386 hardware and also to loosen up somewhat on the > licensing. He would do neither. > > As a result, there were a huge number of people frothing at the mouth to > just hack on *something, anything* that would run on a 386, so when Linus > released his toy, the world jumped in. > > There were also later exchanges between Andy and Linux about microkernel > vs. macrokernel etc. One could probably still find all this on Google > were one really interested. > > It may also help to remember that commercial Unix for 386 was several > hundred dollars a pop, for a binary-only copy, and that was SVR3 or > SVR4, not very exciting to people used to hacking on BSD Unix. (Plus > maybe some additional $$ for a compiler!) > > Arnold >
