From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755460Ab2IMAaS (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:30:18 -0400 Received: from mail-oa0-f46.google.com ([209.85.219.46]:45928 "EHLO mail-oa0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756365Ab2IMAaL (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:30:11 -0400 Message-ID: <5051290E.1000001@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:30:06 +1000 From: Cruz Julian Bishop User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:15.0) Gecko/20120827 Thunderbird/15.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rich Lawlman CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Various things Linux doesn't have/doesn't need References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On 13/09/12 10:18, Rich Lawlman wrote: > It is by fine, unbiased analysis I propose the following: > > For one, drop all support for cpu archs except ARM. Dropping support > will reduce development strain, and x86 has no foreseeable future > anyways. This will allow Linux to accelerate its development pace on > the one thing it currently has potential in; low-powered devices such > as mobile/embedded, as Linux on the desk is a virtual wasteland. > > In addition, no one cares about the true state or existence of their > files, and the assumption they do is why Linux scares new guys and the > iPhone became popular. The kernel should instead make the filesystem > "invisible" to the user; by default making only user files visible > from a file manager and making only files related to a particular app > available in that app. More secure, more simple, easier for the > simpleton. > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ I'm sorry, I have to ask this. Do you guys get paid (or are part of a bet) when you make suggestions like these, or do you just do it for, as a friend tells me, "shits and giggles"? OT: Or rename x86 to LEG, and watch all the others turn into EYE and BodyFS, etc. ...Nope, still doesn't make sense, but at least it doesn't sound too crazy. Just a bit whacko :)