Re: Controversy over dynamic linking -- how to end the panic

2001-06-21 Thread Alan Cox
> Pardon me, but what does "Oracle Corp.'s database becomes GPL" mean in the > above 3)? (I'm asking to you since you seem to agree). Even if the > database is found to be linked with a GPLed piece of SW, this doesn't make > it (the database) GPLed, it just breaks Oracle's licence on the GPL SW.

Re: Controversy over dynamic linking -- how to end the panic

2001-06-21 Thread Andrew Pimlott
On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 04:13:22PM -0400, Eric S. Raymond wrote: > Andrew Pimlott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 03:17:16PM -0400, Eric S. Raymond wrote: > > > IANAL, but I believe that Linus's position as anthology copyright holder > > > makes him privileged in this respect. >

Re: Is it useful to support user level drivers

2001-06-21 Thread Abramo Bagnara
"Richard B. Johnson" wrote: > > It just broke. The handler returned before the cause of the interrupt > was handled. Think LEVEL interrupts. The same interrupt will again > be entered, looping over and over again, until the tiny bit if CPU > resource available for the few instants the handler

Re: Is it useful to support user level drivers

2001-06-21 Thread Oliver Neukum
> Kernel space: > - irq 9 arrives from our device > - interrupts are disabled > - our kernel space micro handler is invoked > - interrupt source is checked > - if no notification is pending a signal is notificated for user space > (or a process is marked runnable) > - optionally our device

Re: Linux 2.4.5-ac17

2001-06-21 Thread Alan Cox
> anyone working on a bootflag.c for alpha? > > init/main.o: In function `init': > main.c(.text+0x148): undefined reference to `linux_booted_ok' > main.c(.text+0x14c): undefined reference to `linux_booted_ok' > make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1 Just #define it to a null function. I don't believe ARC

[OOPS] 2.4.5-anything Alpha, SMP

2001-06-21 Thread Jay Thorne
ksymoops 2.4.0 on alpha 2.4.4-ac15. Options used -V (default) -K (specified) -L (specified) -o /lib/modules/2.4.5-ac15/ (specified) -m /usr/src/linux/System.map (specified) No modules in ksyms, skipping objects Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address

Re: The latest Microsoft FUD. This time from BillG, himself.

2001-06-21 Thread Alan Cox
> Apple's doing it right now. Hardly.. > Except that Apple keeps the old code open. Probably because > they'll gain nothing from it, and at best, they can appeal to > the techies. A company that seems to write 'you shall not work on open source projects in your spare time' into its employment

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