From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: cowan@mercury.ccil.org (John Cowan) Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 19:37:21 -0400 Subject: [TUHS] Gnu/Stallman (was Bugs in V6 'dcheck') In-Reply-To: References: <59D01DBF-EF49-45B8-8F80-FA03E644A528@tfeb.org> <20140602144105.GO18282@mercury.ccil.org> <20140602193055.GC18282@mercury.ccil.org> Message-ID: <20140602233721.GF18282@mercury.ccil.org> Dan Cross scripsit: > > There will be a new kernel when someone decides, as Linus did, to > > write a new kernel. If it catches on, it may supplement or replace Linux. > > To whit: it appears that "we" (for some large value of "we") have > collectively decided that it's not worth looking for a replacement for > Linux. If nothing else, I find that interesting. It doesn't matter how many people decide not to do it, any more than it matters how many people decide not to try to find a replacement for the Standard Model. It only takes one to decide *to* do it. Of course, some people may decide and never do it, or never finish it, or be mute inglorious Miltons who are never heard of, or who are heard of but fail to take over the world. All anyone can do is either do it themselves or wait for someone else to do so. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan at ccil.org If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were standing on my shoulders. --Hal Abelson