From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Lewin A.R.W. Edwards" To: Chris Gray Cc: ecos-discuss@sources.redhat.com Subject: Re: [ECOS] eCos API Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 06:22:00 -0000 Message-id: <4.3.2.7.2.20010420090447.00b35cd0@mail.larwe.com> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010419002249.031d5dc0@mail.larwe.com> <3ADFE04B.1A85BF68@acunia.com> X-SW-Source: 2001-04/msg00261.html > > eCos does not support user-installable applications. It is a monolithic, > > statically-linked OS+application. > >One interesting case is the one where the application includes a Java(TM) >compatible Virtual Machine (I think that's the approved formula; doubtless Question: If the only reason you want to support dynamic executable loading is to load a JVM, then why don't you just roll the JVM into the "monolithic, statically-linked OS+application"? >VM Architect, ACUNIA >(draw your own conclusions) (sotto voce) concludes: "This person works for an acronym I don't know" :) === Lewin A.R.W. Edwards (Embedded Engineer) Work: http://www.digi-frame.com/ Personal: http://www.zws.com/ and http://www.larwe.com/ "... a man who is endowed with real qualities of leadership will be tempted to refrain from taking part in political life; because [...] the situation does not call for a man who has a capacity for constructive statesmanship but rather for a man who is capable of bargaining for the favour of the majority. Thus the situation will appeal to small minds and will attract them accordingly."