Clarence wrote:
>> Because Linux is not limited to 640 KB direct memory usage.
>> (direct -> without any slow tricks)
>
>Perhaps you might expand on that. DOS isn't limited to 640Kb either.
The number (for instance) 140KB that Arachne reports is the available
conventional memmory. Linux on the other hand doesn't have any conventional
memmory (or it all is conventional depending on your view of things).
Since you (by whatever defentition you choose) isn't limited (except with
regards to physical memmory + swap) in Linux a memmory leak will not be
noticed as soon as in DOS. You can either see this is a benefit (IMHO it is
for the users) or as a lack (IMHO it is for the programmer since faults in
the code are harder to notice - Netscape programmers for instance have
problems locating their "leaking memmory" in all OS that Netscape run under).
//Bernie
http://bernie.arachne.cz/ DOS programs, Star Wars ...
