Re: /proc file system, seems to -not- have standardisation ?

James W. Laferriere (babydr@nwrain.net)
Sat, 22 Feb 1997 20:00:16 -0800 (PST)

On Sat, 22 Feb 1997, David S. Miller wrote:
> Date: Sat, 22 Feb 1997 17:58:58 -0800 (PST)
> From: "James W. Laferriere" <babydr@nwrain.net>
>
> -> The IDEA behind 'STANDARDS' is the dancer dances but to the
> tune of the standard, the football player scores, but to the
> direction by the standard.
>
> Not that I think that standards do not have their place, but nearly
> all ingenuity and briliant ideas come from those willing to break all
> the rules and notions previously assosciated with a concept. If your
> idea truly is worthwhile and useful, you will become the standard.
>
> The mindless following of standards is for people who still think the
> world is flat and are willing to accept that fact forever, they can
> dance and play football all they want as far as I'm concerned.

I have not mentioned mindless following of standards, I have
said that there is a -need- for standards.
The /proc file system is a place a std. sure could be put to use.

Michael says that you can't make a dancer & a football player
wear the same clothes.
but, some football players are dancers also.
( Even to the wearing of tootoo's ;-)

In a further message just arrived he is saying that what
he is talking about is that not even scsi controllers have
a set way to provide info back to the controlling process.
From which point I agree, the info -we- glean from what is sent
back, sure can be given a -rough- standard of placement & content.


Tia, JimL
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