RE: Mindcraft III

Joseph Malicki (malicki.1@osu.edu)
Fri, 7 May 1999 19:25:05 -0400


On Fri, 07 May 1999, Prasanna Subash wrote:
> I really dont understand the restriction about the patches. Applying a patch
> to the Linux system never seemed "dangerous" to me, nor did it require that
> I should be an expert.

Isn't the main issue that you are actually changing the OS? You could apply a
patch that specifically accelerates Linux for that benchmark but reduces
functionality, etc. Also, a patch means you are probably giving up support.

Joseph Malicki

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