Re: UUIDs (and devfs and major/minor numbers)

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
Fri, 18 Jun 1999 16:31:55 -0700

Richard Gooch wrote:
> >
> > That's your assertion. I claim it is starting with a solution going
> > looking for the problem, and finding the solution is not what the
> > problem required -> kluge.
>
> Credit me with having thought about the issues before I started
> coding. I even discussed things on the list before I started
> coding. Devfs is most definately a response to a set of real problems.
>

You did, and I agree it is a response. I don't think it is the
*correct* response (as I have explained many times on this list many
times both before and after you first started on this.)

-hpa

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and that would not necessarily arouse suspicions."
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