Re: pre-patch2.1.45-3 lookin' good

linux kernel account (linker@nightshade.ml.org)
Mon, 14 Jul 1997 19:39:51 -0400 (EDT)


On 15 Jul 1997, Matthias Urlichs wrote:

> What's next? Schroedinger's files (may or may not exist)? ;-)

Wow.. That realls summs up the development kernels..
I've been very impressed with the progress.. Keep it up.. :)
And I *personally* would like to see symbolic links in proc.. Maby a mount
option.. Maby even /proc/names/ which would have process names as symlinks
to their pids... and /proc/users/username/ with links to that users
pids... I dont think there would be security concers that a proc option to
not show stuff thats not yours (unless you = root) couldn't fix..

I perpose we add a new device: Schroedinger's Penguin! /dev/schro_peng..
It will randomly return "penguin alive\n" or "penguin dead\n" whenever you
read it.. But you never know until you do.. :)

Or how about Pavlov's Dog device.. It's sorta like binfmt_misc.. It's
learns to respond to character sequences on ptys.. Like ^G^G^G...