Return-Path: Delivered-To: new-httpd-archive@hyperreal.org Received: (qmail 28244 invoked by uid 6000); 24 Nov 1997 21:34:43 -0000 Received: (qmail 28238 invoked from network); 24 Nov 1997 21:34:41 -0000 Received: from twinlark.arctic.org (305@204.62.130.91) by taz.hyperreal.org with SMTP; 24 Nov 1997 21:34:41 -0000 Received: (qmail 749 invoked by uid 500); 24 Nov 1997 21:37:53 -0000 Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 13:37:53 -0800 (PST) From: Dean Gaudet To: new-httpd@apache.org Subject: Re: MS considering moving IIS into NT kernel In-Reply-To: <3479F24F.4F7A31A8@algroup.co.uk> Message-ID: Legal: "Copyright (c) 1997 Dean Gaudet, all rights reserved. Visit http://www.arctic.org/~dgaudet/legal for more information." Organization: Transmeta Corp. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: new-httpd-owner@apache.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: new-httpd@apache.org Two words: Novell Netware. Dean On Mon, 24 Nov 1997, Ben Laurie wrote: > Manoj Kasichainula wrote: > > > > >From PC Week's web site > > (http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/news/1124/24nt5.html): > > > > In addition, Microsoft is looking for ways to increase NT 5.0's > > performance, including moving more code into kernel mode, according to > > other Microsoft Solution Providers. Microsoft has discussed moving IIS > > into the kernel, which definitely would increase speed, but at the > > expense of stability, the providers said. > > Hey! I've had this great idea - why not run everything in the kernel? > All that nasty context switching is such a waste of time. And > pre-emptive multitasking, I mean, who really needs that? Only losers who > can't write decent co-operative multitasking software. So that'll save > some more of that nasty switching. Oh yeah, and seperate address spaces > - they're a real pain - we could make the switches 10 times faster > without those. Cool! Now, what should it be called? I know! MS-DOS! > > Cheers, > > Ben. > > -- > Ben Laurie |Phone: +44 (181) 735 0686|Apache Group member > Freelance Consultant |Fax: +44 (181) 735 0689|http://www.apache.org > and Technical Director|Email: ben@algroup.co.uk |Apache-SSL author > A.L. Digital Ltd, |http://www.algroup.co.uk/Apache-SSL > London, England. |"Apache: TDG" http://www.ora.com/catalog/apache >