[lug] detailed Linux information

[Nate Duehr]

This reply wasn't meant for the list, but oh well -- at least I wasn't
too rude to the poor student.

Hit the wrong button again -- sigh.  :)

Did George Jetson ever have this problem?  Nooooo.  His job had ONE big
red button.

On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 11:57:43PM -0600, Nate Duehr wrote:
> This was the funniest thing I've read all day.  Great way to respond to
> the typical "please do my homework for me" posting from a student.
> 
> Linux is only "free" (as in freedom) if folks scrutinize the software
> licenses of the things they run on it, however.  Far from me to be an
> RMS clone (I do believe there are uses for closed-source software left
> in the world...), I do try to make sure I use software licensed the
> "right" way -- one of the reasons I use Debian.  Remove "non-free" from
> your packages list, and voila... all truly "free" software.
> 
> :-)
> 
> 
> On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 05:37:40PM -0600, ljp wrote:
> > 
> > Ahh, you guys are making him work for it? I'll answer where I can, my 
> > friend....
> > 
> > At 12:01 4/18/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > >I am doing a report in my Operating Systems class and have obviously chosen
> > >to write about linux.  I have searched a bit on the web to find out the
> > >details of how linux works, but I haven't been able to find what I am
> > >looking for.  Here are the guidelines for the paper:
> > >
> > >Overall internal structure (how components communicate with each other)
> > 
> > Uses 0's and 1's to make things happen. AND contrary to popular reports, 
> > 0's and 1's have NOT (yet) been patented by B. Gates.
> > 
> > 
> > >Process scheduling algorithm
> > 
> > 
> > see the fiddlybits in  /usr/src/linux/*
> > 
> > >Memory management architecture, including VM if supported
> > 
> > 
> > See above answer.
> > 
> > >I/O subsystem
> > 
> > Again, see above the previous answer.
> > 
> > >File system(s) (if multiple, only the "main" FS it supports)
> > ext2, reiserfs, fat32, fat, and just about any flle system, with a few hits 
> > or misses.
> > 
> > 
> > >Security
> > 
> > As secure as you make it.
> > http://www.google.com/search?q=linux+security
> > 
> > >IPC facilities
> > 
> > huh?, is this anything related to DQ? oh, it's been a warm day..
> > :)
> > 
> > >Networking facilities
> > 
> > ouuuu, this gets complicated...
> > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=linux+networking
> > 
> > 
> > >User interface(s) supported
> > 
> > too many to remember. Mainly (for me, anyway) kde, gnome, window maker, 
> > icewm, blackbox
> > and heh, ncurses.
> > oh, and fvm or something at times of immediate stress.
> > :)
> > 
> > >Any special features unique to it
> > 
> > You can inspect, change any and all the code that you can find. There's 
> > lots of tid bits and mentions in the kernel source. Have a nagging opening 
> > screen? You can nuke it from where it really counts: the source code.
> > Oh, did I mention, its free? Built by (mostly) volunteers. Although these 
> > days, I'd hope they got some kind of compensation other than stock.
> > ;\
> > 
> > >I need to know information like: "linux uses a round-robin based
> > >cpu scheduler with a time quantum of 5 ms."
> > hmm, can't help ya here. try this-
> > http://www.google.com/search?q=cpu+scheduler+time+quantum+ms&btnG=Google+Search
> > 
> > i love google.com
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > >The report needs to be pretty lengthy so I don't mind *very* detailed
> > >information.  If anybody has written a similar document, I would love
> > >to see it or if anyone knows online documentation besides actually
> > >reading the source code!
> > 
> > can't help ya there, either. Good luck
> > 
> > 
> > >Any distribution will be fine (I doubt the internal modules
> > >would vary significantly anyway).
> > 
> > Right now, I'm using SuSE. and trying to get tascam 428 action going on for 
> > linux. So far, the kernel has yet to have a usb midi class... Someone that 
> > needs it, has a lack of hardware.
> > :(
> > 
> > 
> > >Thanks!
> > 
> > sure- anytime.
> > 
> > >~~Brad Grissom
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ljp
> > http://llornkcor.com
> > 
> > 
> > 
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