From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 11:57:33 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 11:57:24 -0400 Received: from lsmls02.we.mediaone.net ([24.130.1.15]:8848 "EHLO lsmls02.we.mediaone.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 11:57:07 -0400 Message-ID: <3B2F769C.DCDB790E@kegel.com> Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 08:58:20 -0700 From: Dan Kegel X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.14-5.0 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ognen@gene.pbi.nrc.ca CC: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , laughing@shared-source.org Subject: Alan Cox quote? (was: Re: accounting for threads) In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org ognen@gene.pbi.nrc.ca wrote: > > On an unrelated note: > > I noticed the quote below in your message. Is this a true quote or just a > joke going around? I have tried believing it is just a joke but I am > scared it is not. > > >-- > > "A Computer is a state machine. > > Threads are for people who can't program state machines." > > - Alan Cox Alan, did you really say that, or are people taking your name in vain? - Dan