The process has broken down because of several design/architecture errors:
1) The language 'C' is very poor to code complex things in. C++ can help, but unfortunately what the usual C++ coder creates is also not suitable for the kernel. C++ with a lot of restrictions would help. Yes Linus, we probably cannot use standard C++ library exception handling, that is obvious, why would you even consider that?
2) The attempt to force vendors to reveal hardware interfaces through a goofy, 1960's design kernel where the interfaces keep constantly changing as they make them up. This sounds like GPL idealism, yet Linus has no such idealism, just read his many opinions on GPLv3. If we are going to create a kernel for Microsoft, we don't need it to look like some disaster that could run in MSDOS 32-bit protect mode.
Linus in the past has been able to create a giant mess and with enough helpers, and somehow make it work. I have encountered and fixed a lot of this beginner-level GPL 'C' code, or should I compliment them, it takes a true master to take something that is a mess to start with, add more mess, and somehow end up with a working mess? It certainly makes one want to shoot oneself to try to work on such "code". I know, I have been working on such a project for many months.
You can call me a troll all you want. In the past, this was to control "high volumes/numbers of posts". No Linux board has any such problem currently. Soon to be shuffleboard players now on Linux boards jump on a single "OP" post (in one month!) as excessive "bandwidth". (You actually prove my point, how many years back do you have to go to find where "OP" matters on any Linux board -- certainly pre-1999). Any web server can easily handle the volume of any posts on the subject Linux right now, even something hosted on 386 machine running Windows ME with full virus/spyware could handle the volume of intelligent Linux posts being created currently.
It is my plan to create a race of perfect robotic creatures, called "Daleks", using the new forked kernel. These will be the supreme creatures in the entire universe. You will obey ME, or you will be exterminated!
We need to fork the kernel
The process has broken down because of several design/architecture errors:
1) The language 'C' is very poor to code complex things in. C++ can help, but unfortunately what the usual C++ coder creates is also not suitable for the kernel. C++ with a lot of restrictions would help. Yes Linus, we probably cannot use standard C++ library exception handling, that is obvious, why would you even consider that?
2) The attempt to force vendors to reveal hardware interfaces through a goofy, 1960's design kernel where the interfaces keep constantly changing as they make them up. This sounds like GPL idealism, yet Linus has no such idealism, just read his many opinions on GPLv3. If we are going to create a kernel for Microsoft, we don't need it to look like some disaster that could run in MSDOS 32-bit protect mode.
Linus in the past has been able to create a giant mess and with enough helpers, and somehow make it work. I have encountered and fixed a lot of this beginner-level GPL 'C' code, or should I compliment them, it takes a true master to take something that is a mess to start with, add more mess, and somehow end up with a working mess? It certainly makes one want to shoot oneself to try to work on such "code". I know, I have been working on such a project for many months.
You can call me a troll all you want. In the past, this was to control "high volumes/numbers of posts". No Linux board has any such problem currently. Soon to be shuffleboard players now on Linux boards jump on a single "OP" post (in one month!) as excessive "bandwidth". (You actually prove my point, how many years back do you have to go to find where "OP" matters on any Linux board -- certainly pre-1999). Any web server can easily handle the volume of any posts on the subject Linux right now, even something hosted on 386 machine running Windows ME with full virus/spyware could handle the volume of intelligent Linux posts being created currently.
It is my plan to create a race of perfect robotic creatures, called "Daleks", using the new forked kernel. These will be the supreme creatures in the entire universe. You will obey ME, or you will be exterminated!
Lighten up guys, we're all on the same side!