RE: The disappearing sys_call_table export.

Chuck Ebbert
2003-05-15T08:07:09Z

David Schwartz wrote:

>> So I think Linux needs these 'fringe' features if it's going to
>> continue to expand its user base in the face of such stupidity.
>
> I, for one, completely disagree in the strongest way possible. This whole
> argument style rings entirely hollow with me. I'd much rather say, "We don't
> do that because it's stupid. We will gladly explain to you why we think it's
> stupid, what you really want, and how to get that from us."
>
> Deliberately designing in misfeatures so that dumb people will get what
> they think they want is architectural suicide. I hope Linux never moves in
> that direction.

Don't get me wrong -- I don't think high-security options are misfeatures.

I'm just trying to say that such options, even if only rarely used,
are critical to gaining wide acceptance. Just because dumb people require
them on their standard OS doesn't mean the features themselves are stupid...