On Mon, 22 Jun 1998 14:28:05 -0700 
 Jonathan Stone <jonathan@DSG.Stanford.EDU> wrote:

 > Sure, the bits that're repackaged NetBSD procfs + kernfs are
 > straightforward, and that should cover most of the install-time
 > requirements.
 > 
 > Maybe we're disagreeing on estimates of how much of /proc Linux apps
 > use, and how much they want to run. Or about what Linux users will
 > understand if we claim "Linux /proc compatibility".

The Linux /proc is amazingly horrible... they're sure going to have a lot
of fun internationalizing it.


Basically, linux /proc, instead of providing raw data for programs to
interpret, provides pre-formatted data in English.

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