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[David Campbell]

> > For something so
> > mission critical there is certainly a lot of wasted overhead in the OS. I
> > have doubts that Linux would be the perfect answer for such a project
> > (I know, blasphemy!).
> 
> Boo! Hiss! I can run Linux on everything between a calculator and a
> supercomputer (either Fujitsu or a Beowulf). Surely a mere _battleship_
> is no problem! (-:

Let me rephrase my response, "It may not be the perfect answer, but it 
would be better than some others such as NT". 

Happy?

> > The feature freeze on Linux 2.1.x is starting to be
> > annoying. I say bring on Linux 2.3.x!!!
> 
> Amen! (-:
> 
> David, your clock appears to be set a bit fast.

Is it? I'll need to get XNTP to confirm that (BTW, my email goes via 
Montreal so take a good careful look at the mail headers).

David Campbell 
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campbell at torque.net

The feature freeze on Linux 2.1.x is starting to be
annoying. I say bring on Linux 2.3.x!!!