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Message-ID: <m3y7iak1vp.fsf@ursa.amorsen.dk> Date: 23 Jun 2007 19:38:02 +0200 From: Benny Amorsen <benny+usenet@...rsen.dk> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: How innovative is Linux? >>>>> "AC" == Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes: AC> A few innovations that afaik first appeared the Linux kernel The clone() call and the efficient 1:1 threading it brought was definitely innovative. None of the other Unices had anything similar. splice() is innovative as well, even though it took 10 years from concept to implementation... /Benny - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/