From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 6 01:02:37 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2ADD37B401 for ; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:02:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from praetor.linc-it.com (hardtime.linuxman.net [66.147.26.65]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED44143FA3 for ; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:02:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from fullermd@over-yonder.net) Received: from mortis.over-yonder.net (adsl-156-172-64.jan.bellsouth.net [66.156.172.64]) (using TLSv1 with cipher EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA (168/168 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by praetor.linc-it.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7F5615225; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 03:02:35 -0500 (CDT) Received: by mortis.over-yonder.net (Postfix, from userid 100) id 2975120F21; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 03:02:33 -0500 (CDT) Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 03:02:32 -0500 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: Terry Lambert Message-ID: <20030606080232.GE51432@over-yonder.net> References: <20030603113927.I71313@cvs.imp.ch> <16092.35144.948752.554975@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> <20030603115432.EGLB13328.out002.verizon.net@kokeb.ambesa.net> <20030603122226.BGPM11703.pop018.verizon.net@kokeb.ambesa.net> <3EDD81A4.B6F83135@mindspring.com> <3EDDF732.1060606@tcoip.com.br> <3EDF2B1C.6E9C892E@mindspring.com> <20030605221114.GB51432@over-yonder.net> <3EE04642.602DA5EF@mindspring.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3EE04642.602DA5EF@mindspring.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i-fullermd.1 X-Editor: vi X-OS: FreeBSD cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Making a dynamically-linked root X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2003 08:02:37 -0000 On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 12:44:02AM -0700 I heard the voice of Terry Lambert, and lo! it spake thus: > > I'd argue that it's lost in the noise. I'd agree. I think what you're meaning (though it's not quite coming across) is that for most people and most situations, the downside is either nonexistent, or so small as to be so for all practical purposes. On the other hand, there are people and situations who believe that the [potential] downsides are much larger. We differ in that I don't believe that all such claims are bogus. Sure, many of the examples put forth are rather arbitrary and contrived, but I've found that I literally can't come up with a scenario so arbitrary and contrived that SOMEBODY isn't dealing with pow(it,N) every day. -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet"