Re: Virtualization and constructor (was Re: Part 2: System Structure)

[Marcus Brinkmann]

At Tue, 16 May 2006 00:05:24 +0200,
Pierre THIERRY <address@hidden> wrote:
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> Scribit Marcus Brinkmann dies 15/05/2006 hora 22:02:
> > > But that's a very personal judgment, with no obvious link with GNU
> > > philosophy. You're free, then, to make no effort to help actively to
> > > support computer competition, but it's no reason for the Hurd to
> > > avoid supporting it.
> > I agree.  That would not be a good reason.
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> If we agree on that, I have no problem anymore on the subject.
> 
> Could you also tell me what you think about the link between
> virtualization and constructor, in the light of my proposal on this
> issue? Do you still think, if constructor is implemented the way I
> describe it, that they are incompatible (and I agree with you that
> virutalization is indeed a very important feature, for many reasons)?

As far as I understood your proposal, the disclose flag needed to be
set voluntarily by the creator of the constructor.  That does not
satisfy my concerns.

Thanks,
Marcus