Henry Keultjes wrote:
As all of you know, I am *not* a hacker and I have used loadable device drivers, possible with a micro-kernel architecture like Minix3, for fifteen years. So *as a user* I am used to having a very small core system and being able to customize it for my own needs.
All modern OS's have loadable device drivers.
I think what you are trying to say is the following:
Does that sum it up, Henry?
-- Did you ever hear the story of the consultant who is called in to fix an important machine in the factory. He walks around the machine 3 times scratching his head and suddenly stops. Then he asks for a hammer. He whacks the machine real hard and it starts to work again. Everybody is happy. The plant manager asks the consultant for a bill and he says $10,001.00. The plant manager says I dont have a problem with the $10,000.00, but what is the $1.00 for? The consultant replies the $1.00 is for whacking and $10,000.00 is for knowing where to whack it.
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