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From: Tim Vanderhoek <tim@X2296>
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To: Simon Shapiro <Shimon@i-Connect.Net>
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Subject: Re: Continual Education (was Re: A Desparate Plea)
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On Tue, 29 Apr 1997, Simon Shapiro wrote:

[...]
> interface to it to compete with linux make xconfig), why bother with LKM's?
> Especially when they do not to load/unload in a friendly manner.
> With memory prices being what they are, a ``huge'' kernel will cost about
> $8.00 more than a tiny one.  Ebmedded systems?  commercial non-source
> products?

They're also nice for people who don't have the hdd space to
compile kernels...


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