Re: [OT] Linux stability despite unstable hardware

[Rob Couto]

On Friday 21 May 2004 05:57 pm, you wrote:

> So, what is it about Linux that makes it build properly with a broken GCC
> and run perfectly despite memory errors?

probably just the sources... i built a bunch of gentoo on a flaky machine, and 
ran into trouble with mozilla. it was mozilla 1.6 that demostrated the 
problems and prevented me from continuing to build gnome. i ended up 
rebuilding the whole thing on a speedy box over a weekend, for a far weaker 
architecture that wasn't flaky (despite 4 or 5 brutal soldering adventures on 
the motherboard!!!)

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