From: "Pop Sébastian" <pop@gauvain.u-strasbg.fr>
To: Momchil Velikov <velco@fadata.bg>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>,
zack@codesourcery.com, gcc@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: source mgt. requirements solicitation
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 15:20:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20021215221558.GA15374@gauvain.u-strasbg.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87of7not8v.fsf@merlin.maxx.bg>
On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 11:41:04PM +0200, Momchil Velikov wrote:
> >>>>> "Linus" == Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com> writes:
>
> Linus> In short, your argument is elitist and simply _wrong_.
>
> *shrug* That's my explanation to what I observe - more people develop
> kernels than compilers. Particular compiler's development model or
> patch review and acceptance policy do not matter at all - if they are
> an obstacle people's creativity would be redirected somewhere else.
>
> I may be wrong. But I'm yet to hear a more credible explanation for
> this simple fact.
>
Maybe it's true because for writing compiler optimizations one
should have some knowledge in mathematics. Most of the new techniques
developped for optimizing compilers use abstract representations
based on mathematical objects (such as graphs, lattices, vectorial spaces,
polyhedras, ...)
Maybe we're wrong but the percentage of mathematicians who contribute
to GCC could be slightly bigger than for LK.
Sebastian
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-12-15 22:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 71+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-12-08 7:13 on reputation and lines and putting things places (Re: gcc branches?) Robert Dewar
2002-12-08 14:18 ` source mgt. requirements solicitation Tom Lord
2002-12-08 14:56 ` DJ Delorie
2002-12-08 15:02 ` David S. Miller
2002-12-08 15:45 ` Bruce Stephens
2002-12-08 16:52 ` David S. Miller
2002-12-08 15:11 ` Bruce Stephens
2002-12-08 16:24 ` Joseph S. Myers
2002-12-08 16:47 ` Tom Lord
2002-12-08 22:20 ` Craig Rodrigues
2002-12-08 16:09 ` Phil Edwards
2002-12-08 19:13 ` Zack Weinberg
2002-12-09 10:33 ` Phil Edwards
2002-12-09 11:06 ` Joseph S. Myers
2002-12-09 9:42 ` Zack Weinberg
2002-12-09 11:00 ` Jack Lloyd
2002-12-09 15:10 ` Walter Landry
2002-12-09 15:27 ` Joseph S. Myers
2002-12-09 17:05 ` Walter Landry
2002-12-09 17:10 ` Joseph S. Myers
2002-12-09 18:27 ` Walter Landry
2002-12-09 19:16 ` Joseph S. Myers
2002-12-10 0:27 ` Zack Weinberg
2002-12-10 0:41 ` Tom Lord
2002-12-10 12:05 ` Phil Edwards
2002-12-10 19:44 ` Mark Mielke
2002-12-10 19:57 ` David S. Miller
2002-12-10 20:02 ` Phil Edwards
2002-12-10 23:07 ` David S. Miller
2002-12-11 6:31 ` Phil Edwards
2002-12-14 13:43 ` Linus Torvalds
2002-12-14 14:06 ` Tom Lord
2002-12-14 17:44 ` Linus Torvalds
2002-12-14 19:45 ` Tom Lord
2002-12-14 14:41 ` Neil Booth
2002-12-14 15:47 ` Zack Weinberg
2002-12-14 15:33 ` Momchil Velikov
2002-12-14 16:06 ` Linus Torvalds
2002-12-15 3:59 ` Momchil Velikov
2002-12-15 8:26 ` Momchil Velikov
2002-12-15 12:02 ` Linus Torvalds
2002-12-15 14:16 ` Momchil Velikov
2002-12-15 15:20 ` Pop Sébastian [this message]
2002-12-15 16:09 ` Linus Torvalds
2002-12-15 16:49 ` Bruce Stephens
2002-12-15 16:59 ` Linus Torvalds
2002-12-15 18:10 ` Bruce Stephens
2002-12-16 8:32 ` Diego Novillo
2002-12-17 3:36 ` Pop Sébastian
2002-12-17 13:14 ` Tom Lord
2002-12-17 15:28 ` Itching and scratching (Re: source mgt. requirements solicitation) Stan Shebs
2002-12-17 16:07 ` Tom Lord
2002-12-17 15:46 ` Stan Shebs
2002-12-16 17:22 ` source mgt. requirements solicitation Mike Stump
2002-12-15 17:09 ` Stan Shebs
2002-12-09 17:50 ` Zack Weinberg
2002-12-11 1:11 ` Branko Čibej
2002-12-08 18:32 ` Joseph S. Myers
2002-12-11 2:48 ` Branko Čibej
2002-12-12 6:43 Robert Dewar
2002-12-14 20:16 Nathanael Nerode
2002-12-14 21:34 ` Linus Torvalds
2002-12-15 18:29 Nathanael Nerode
2002-12-18 9:06 Robert Dewar
2002-12-18 9:07 Robert Dewar
2002-12-18 9:48 ` Linus Torvalds
2002-12-18 10:11 ` Phil Edwards
2002-12-18 9:22 Robert Dewar
2002-12-18 9:35 Robert Dewar
2002-12-18 9:58 Robert Dewar
2002-12-18 17:33 Robert Dewar
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