Re: [ANNOUNCE] Generalised Kernel Hooks Interface (GKHI)

[Lars Marowsky-Bree]

On 2000-11-09T07:20:27,
   Michael Rothwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

> > I understand that the one size fits all approach has some limitations
> > if you want to run on PDAs up to big iron. But a framework to overload
> > core kernel functions with modules smells a lot of binary only, closed
> > source, vendor specific Linux on high end machines.
> 
> Since Linux is GPL, how would you stop this?

Christoph / SAP is in a rather good position to stop that being supported by
vendors...

> Same as before -- freedom and low cost. The primary advantae of Linux
> over other OSes is the GPL. 

And that is why that has to govern the kernel and its modules as far as
possible.

Sincerely,
    Lars Marowsky-Brée <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
    Development HA

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