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From: Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com>
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Bill wrote:
> No matter how you spin it, you are still talking disruptive change over 
> and over vs. an occasional major rethink.

I will have to bow out of trying to further justify what was decided at
the Summitt with my marginalia.  My explanatory gloss are not sufficient
to persuade some dissenters ... so be it.

My gut is that this is a good direction.  I trust others can speak to
it with more authority.

-- 
                          I won't rest till it's the best ...
                          Programmer, Linux Scalability
                          Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com> 1.650.933.1373