Re: Strict Mem Project (was Re: Overcommitable memory??)

From: Mike A. Harris (mharris@meteng.on.ca)
Date: Wed Mar 22 2000 - 07:32:44 EST


On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, Alan Curry wrote:

>Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 02:02:46 -0500 (EST)
>From: Alan Curry <pacman-kernel@cqc.com>
>To: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
>Subject: Strict Mem Project (was Re: Overcommitable memory??)
>
>To try to push this discussion from "why" to "how", I've added an entry to
>the Free Software Bazaar (http://visar.csustan.edu/bazaar/bazaar.html)
>offering $100 to the person who makes Linux memory allocation behave as
>documented by the relevant standards.
>
>All those who spoke out against overcommitment and the "OOM killer" are
>invited to add money to the pool. Hopefully someone familar enough with the
>code will decide to take us up on the offer.

If you truely want this to happen, why not visit:

http://www.cosource.com

Go there and read what its about. More than likely you'll find
others who are willing to pay some money up front too, and the
combined forces of $$$ can motivate someone to accept the
project.

Hope this helps!
TTYL

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