Here is the catch, he is right and you are not.
On Sun, Feb 17, 2008 at 11:18:39AM -0500, Daniel Hagerty wrote:
> Geoff Steckel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I assume that anyone posting here wants programs that work
> > correctly all the time, or as close to that as humanly possible.
> > If we don't agree about that, please stop reading here.
>
> I believe that openbsd should immediately convert all programs in
> the distribution to using a garbage collector.
>
> Managing your own memory is a very bad idea. This has been known
> for decades. It's well documented in the professional literature
> going back thirty years or more.
>
> People will complain that garbage collection can cause performance
> issues. Ask them if they've measured it, and how. I would bet a
> round of the best CBC ales that complainers have not measured or have
> not measured anything signifigant.
>
>
> (For a minor fee, this parody can be rewritten as numerous other
> farces on the theme.)
>
> Honestly, your position is so extreme that it's hard to believe
> you're not writing a parody yourself. Last I checked, openbsd's
> kernel was the traditional top/bottom split unix. Can you remind me
> what spl() is for, and then tell us again why threading is bad, bad,
> bad?
