Re: Python (was Re: I did not inhale)

On 2024-08-19, Dmitry A. Kazakov <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> wrote:

On 2024-08-19 16:59, Muttley@dastardlyhq.com wrote:

On Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:39:33 +0200

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Initially an ability to trim the system and sometimes to patch a driver
was a huge advantage Linux had over Windows NT.

 
Linux can also load and unload drivers on the fly unlike Windows which AFAIK
still requires a reboot each time.

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I was talking about monolithic kernel Linux had in 90's. Plug and play,
kernel modules came much later with much bigger machines. I ran Linux on
i386 25MHz 4Mb. Try it now.
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You could load and unload drivers since slackware 4 and before,
even under a 386.