From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268149AbUIAWB4 (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:01:56 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S268220AbUIAVzv (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Sep 2004 17:55:51 -0400 Received: from mail.shareable.org ([81.29.64.88]:14026 "EHLO mail.shareable.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S268072AbUIAVnX (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Sep 2004 17:43:23 -0400 Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 22:43:15 +0100 From: Jamie Lokier To: Horst von Brand Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, reiserfs-list@namesys.com Subject: Re: silent semantic changes with reiser4 Message-ID: <20040901214315.GJ31934@mail.shareable.org> References: <412D9FE6.9050307@namesys.com> <200408261812.i7QICW8r002679@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200408261812.i7QICW8r002679@localhost.localdomain> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Horst von Brand wrote: > Build an experimental OS showing how to use it, and through that see > if the ideas hold any water _in real, day-to-day, down-to-earth, practice_. Hey, if you can think of a way to build an experimental OS and get it used in real, day-to-day, down-to-earth, practice - i.e. used by a diverse audience of thousands of vocal groups doing different things with it, please let me know. Until you do we have to lobby for some things to be tried in Linux before we know if they really work. -- Jamie