> Writing a new OS only for the
386 in 1991 gets you your second 'F' for this term. But if you do real well
on the final exam, you can still pass the course.
what a way to argue...
what a way to argue...
In the grand scheme of things, the whole thread is still pretty tame for a usenet argument and largely amounts to two intelligent people talking past each other with some riffing and dunking on each other mixed in.
Makes me come back and appreciate the discussion guidelines we have on this site.
You need to understand the theory and the design if you want to design something that will last for generations without becoming a massive pain to maintain.
Linux now is a massive pain to maintain, but loads of multi-billion-dollar companies are propping it up.
If something only keeps working because thousands of people are paid to labour night and day to keep it working via hundreds of MB of patches a day, that is not a demo of good design.