> If they're unsupported, why? Were they simply overlooked? Are there > compelling technical or theoretical reasons for not providing them?
i think the record is quite clear that ken, rob, presotto, et. al. were well-aware of these things. ron has made excellent points about why these features might be left out. i'd like to add though, the question is not, "why not include feature x". the question should be "why do i need feature x". in general features just make a system bigger and more complicated. so the bias should be to leaving them out. - erik
