Re: linux-kernel-digest V1 #2486

Eric S. Raymond (esr@thyrsus.com)
Thu, 3 Sep 1998 14:18:56 -0400


Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>:
> The point is that threads are simply a tool. Saying that threads suck
> simply exposes a limited view of computing. Threads are very useful
> in some situations, and not at all useful in others.

Rob Pike: "If you need threads, your processes are too fat."

(Thanks to Larry McVoy for the quote.)

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