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to: Mike `/m`
from: Geo.
date: 2003-01-29 22:26:42
subject: Re: Geo. in Perens interview

From: "Geo." 

"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
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> >When the compile is done
> >you don't have to reboot to use all the new compiled files?
>
> If you want to replace the kernel, yes.  Userland programs do not
> require a reboot.  You just stop and reload the new version.

In the progress database we run (it's got about 2200 separate programs) I
can recompile one program and it doesn't affect anyone until they log out
then back in to the system. I don't know how they manage that (it's totally
automatic) but it's a really cool feature.

Geo.

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