From: Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com>
To: "Martin J. Bligh" <mbligh@aracnet.com>
Cc: Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com>, Hanna Linder <hannal@us.ibm.com>,
lse-tech@lists.sf.et, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Minutes from Feb 21 LSE Call
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 21:05:14 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030222050514.GA3148@work.bitmover.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <14450000.1045888349@[10.10.2.4]>
On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 08:32:30PM -0800, Martin J. Bligh wrote:
> > "fixing it", huh? Your "fixes" may be great for your tiny segment of
> > the market but they are not going to be welcome if they turn Linux into
> > BloatOS 9.8.
>
> They won't - the maintainers would never allow us to do that.
The path to hell is paved with good intentions.
> > Really? How about some figures? You'd need HUGE profit margins to
> > justify your position, how about some actual hard cold numbers?
>
> I don't have them to hand, but if you think anyone's making money on
> PCs nowadays, you're delusional (with respect to hardware).
Let's see, Dell has a $66B market cap, revenues of $8B/quarter and
$500M/quarter in profit.
Lots of people working for companies who haven't figured out how to do
it as well as Dell *say* it can't be done but numbers say differently.
--
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Larry McVoy lm at bitmover.com http://www.bitmover.com/lm
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2003-02-21 23:48 Minutes from Feb 21 LSE Call Hanna Linder
2003-02-22 0:16 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-22 0:25 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-22 2:24 ` Steven Cole
2003-02-22 0:44 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-22 2:47 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-22 4:32 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-22 5:05 ` Larry McVoy [this message]
2003-02-22 6:39 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-22 8:38 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-02-22 22:18 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-23 0:50 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-23 11:22 ` Magnus Danielson
2003-02-23 19:54 ` Eric W. Biederman
2003-02-23 1:17 ` Benjamin LaHaise
2003-02-23 5:21 ` Gerrit Huizenga
2003-02-23 8:07 ` David Lang
2003-02-23 8:20 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-23 19:17 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-02-23 19:29 ` David Mosberger
2003-02-23 20:13 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-23 22:01 ` David Mosberger
2003-02-23 22:12 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-23 21:34 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-02-23 22:40 ` David Mosberger
2003-02-23 22:48 ` David Lang
2003-02-23 22:54 ` David Mosberger
2003-02-23 22:56 ` David Lang
2003-02-24 0:40 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-02-24 2:32 ` David Mosberger
2003-02-24 2:54 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-02-24 3:08 ` David Mosberger
2003-02-24 21:42 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-02-24 1:06 ` dean gaudet
2003-02-24 1:56 ` David Mosberger
2003-02-24 2:15 ` dean gaudet
2003-02-24 3:11 ` David Mosberger
2003-02-23 23:06 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-23 23:59 ` David Mosberger
2003-02-24 3:49 ` Gerrit Huizenga
2003-02-24 4:07 ` David Mosberger
2003-02-24 4:34 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-24 5:02 ` Gerrit Huizenga
2003-02-23 20:21 ` Xavier Bestel
2003-02-23 20:50 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-23 23:57 ` Alan Cox
2003-02-24 1:26 ` Kenneth Johansson
2003-02-24 1:53 ` dean gaudet
2003-02-23 21:35 ` Alan Cox
2003-02-23 21:41 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-02-24 0:01 ` Bill Davidsen
2003-02-24 0:36 ` yodaiken
2003-02-23 21:15 ` John Bradford
2003-02-23 21:45 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-02-24 1:25 ` Benjamin LaHaise
2003-02-23 21:55 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-23 19:13 ` David Mosberger
2003-02-23 23:28 ` Benjamin LaHaise
2003-02-26 8:46 ` Eric W. Biederman
2003-02-23 20:48 ` Gerrit Huizenga
2003-02-23 9:37 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-22 8:38 ` David S. Miller
2003-02-22 8:38 ` David S. Miller
2003-02-22 14:34 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-22 15:47 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-22 16:13 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-22 16:29 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-22 16:33 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-22 16:39 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-22 16:59 ` John Bradford
2003-02-24 18:00 ` Timothy D. Witham
2003-02-22 8:32 ` David S. Miller
2003-02-22 18:20 ` Alan Cox
2003-02-22 20:05 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-22 21:35 ` Alan Cox
2003-02-22 21:36 ` Gerrit Huizenga
2003-02-22 21:42 ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-02-23 23:23 ` Bill Davidsen
2003-02-24 3:31 ` Gerrit Huizenga
2003-02-24 4:02 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-24 4:15 ` Russell Leighton
2003-02-24 5:11 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-24 8:07 ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-02-23 0:37 ` Eric W. Biederman
2003-02-23 0:42 ` Eric W. Biederman
2003-02-23 14:29 ` Rik van Riel
2003-02-23 17:28 ` Eric W. Biederman
2003-02-24 1:42 ` Benjamin LaHaise
2003-02-23 3:24 ` Andrew Morton
2003-02-23 16:14 ` object-based rmap and pte-highmem Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-23 19:20 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-02-23 20:16 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-23 21:37 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-02-23 22:07 ` pte-highmem vs UKVA (was: object-based rmap and pte-highmem) Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-23 22:10 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-24 0:31 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-02-24 3:07 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-25 17:17 ` Minutes from Feb 21 LSE Call Andrea Arcangeli
2003-02-25 17:43 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-25 17:59 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-02-25 18:04 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-25 18:50 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-25 19:18 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-02-25 19:27 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-25 20:30 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-02-25 20:53 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-25 21:17 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-02-25 21:12 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-25 22:16 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-02-25 22:17 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-25 22:37 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-02-25 21:26 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-25 22:18 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-02-26 5:24 ` Rik van Riel
2003-02-26 5:38 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-26 6:01 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-26 6:14 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-26 6:32 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-26 16:02 ` Rik van Riel
2003-02-27 3:48 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-02-25 20:10 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-25 20:23 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-02-25 20:46 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-25 20:52 ` Andrea Arcangeli
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2003-02-22 19:56 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-22 20:24 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-22 21:02 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-22 22:06 ` Mark Hahn
2003-02-22 22:17 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-22 23:28 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-22 23:47 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-23 0:09 ` Gerrit Huizenga
2003-02-23 8:01 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-23 8:05 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-24 18:36 ` Andy Pfiffer
2003-02-22 22:44 ` Ben Greear
2003-02-23 23:29 ` Bill Davidsen
2003-02-23 23:37 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-24 4:57 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-24 6:10 ` Gerhard Mack
2003-02-24 6:52 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-24 7:46 ` Bill Huey
2003-02-24 7:44 ` Bill Huey
2003-02-24 7:54 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-24 8:00 ` Bill Huey
2003-02-24 8:40 ` Andrew Morton
2003-02-24 8:50 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-24 16:17 ` yodaiken
2003-02-24 23:13 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-24 23:27 ` yodaiken
2003-02-24 23:54 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-24 23:54 ` yodaiken
2003-02-25 2:17 ` Bill Huey
2003-02-25 2:24 ` yodaiken
2003-02-25 2:35 ` Bill Huey
2003-02-25 2:43 ` Bill Huey
2003-02-25 2:32 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-25 2:40 ` Bill Huey
2003-02-25 5:24 ` Rik van Riel
2003-02-25 15:30 ` Alan Cox
2003-02-25 14:59 ` Bill Huey
2003-02-25 15:44 ` yodaiken
2003-02-26 19:31 ` Bill Davidsen
2003-02-27 0:56 ` Bill Huey
2003-02-27 20:04 ` Bill Davidsen
2003-02-25 2:07 ` Bill Huey
2003-02-25 2:14 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-25 2:24 ` Bill Huey
2003-02-25 2:46 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-02-25 14:47 ` Mr. James W. Laferriere
2003-02-25 15:59 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-02-24 8:56 ` Bill Huey
2003-02-24 9:09 ` Andrew Morton
2003-02-24 9:24 ` Bill Huey
2003-02-24 9:56 ` Andrew Morton
2003-02-24 10:11 ` Bill Huey
2003-02-24 14:40 ` Bill Davidsen
2003-02-24 21:10 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-02-24 8:43 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-22 23:10 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-22 23:20 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-22 23:46 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-25 2:19 ` Hans Reiser
2003-02-25 3:49 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-25 5:12 ` Steven Cole
2003-02-25 20:37 ` Scott Robert Ladd
2003-02-25 21:36 ` Hans Reiser
2003-02-25 23:28 ` Scott Robert Ladd
2003-02-25 23:41 ` Hans Reiser
2003-02-26 0:19 ` Scott Robert Ladd
2003-02-26 0:35 ` Hans Reiser
2003-02-26 16:31 ` Horst von Brand
2003-02-26 0:47 ` Steven Cole
2003-02-26 16:07 ` Horst von Brand
2003-02-26 19:47 ` Alan Cox
2003-02-26 6:04 ` Aaron Lehmann
2003-02-26 0:44 ` Alan Cox
2003-02-25 23:58 ` Scott Robert Ladd
2003-02-22 23:15 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-22 23:23 ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-02-22 23:54 ` Mark Hahn
2003-02-22 23:44 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-24 4:56 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-24 5:06 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-24 6:00 ` Mark Hahn
2003-02-24 6:02 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-24 15:06 ` Alan Cox
2003-02-24 23:18 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-24 5:16 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-24 6:58 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-24 7:39 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-24 16:17 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-24 16:49 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-24 18:22 ` John W. M. Stevens
2003-02-24 7:51 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-24 15:47 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-24 16:00 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-24 16:23 ` Benjamin LaHaise
2003-02-24 16:25 ` yodaiken
2003-02-24 18:20 ` Gerrit Huizenga
2003-02-24 16:31 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-24 23:36 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-25 0:23 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-25 2:37 ` Werner Almesberger
2003-02-25 4:42 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-25 4:54 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-25 6:00 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-25 7:00 ` Val Henson
2003-02-24 13:28 ` Alan Cox
2003-02-25 5:19 ` Chris Wedgwood
2003-02-25 5:26 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-25 21:21 ` Chris Wedgwood
2003-02-25 21:14 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-25 21:21 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-25 22:08 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-25 22:10 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-25 22:37 ` Chris Wedgwood
2003-02-25 22:58 ` Larry McVoy
2003-02-25 6:17 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-25 17:11 ` Cliff White
2003-02-25 17:17 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-25 17:38 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-02-25 19:54 ` Dave Jones
2003-02-26 2:04 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-02-25 19:48 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-25 21:28 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-25 19:20 ` Alan Cox
2003-02-25 19:59 ` Scott Robert Ladd
2003-02-25 20:18 ` jlnance
2003-02-25 20:59 ` Scott Robert Ladd
2003-02-25 21:19 ` Chris Wedgwood
2003-02-25 21:38 ` Scott Robert Ladd
2003-02-24 18:44 ` Davide Libenzi
2003-02-22 23:57 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-02-23 23:57 ` Bill Davidsen
2003-02-24 6:22 ` Val Henson
2003-02-24 6:41 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-22 21:29 ` Jeff Garzik
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-02-24 2:04 linux
2003-02-24 2:39 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-02-24 3:28 ` David Lang
2003-02-26 5:30 ` Bernd Eckenfels
2003-02-26 5:42 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-02-26 7:22 ` David Lang
2003-02-27 17:50 ` Daniel Egger
2003-02-27 18:25 ` David Lang
2003-02-28 8:58 ` Filip Van Raemdonck
2003-02-28 19:48 ` Arador
2003-03-01 0:51 ` Chris Wedgwood
2003-03-01 1:14 ` Davide Libenzi
2003-03-01 1:27 ` David Lang
2003-03-01 14:15 ` Daniel Egger
2003-02-24 4:42 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-02-24 4:58 ` Linus Torvalds
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