22 Feb
2022
22 Feb
'22
10:54 a.m.
On Sun, Feb 20, 2022 at 5:05 PM Dan Cross <crossd(a)gmail.com> wrote:
At this point, it feels like the die has been cast. Readline, or something
like it, is "good enough" and those working with something plan9-like
don't
need the functionality at all. Arguably, on Unix-style systems it would be
cleaner to do in the kernel, but aside from aesthetics, what's the
incentive to change?
Actually, isn't it usually better to put functionality in userspace
libraries than inside an OS kernel, where feasible?
Big kernels are buggier and less secure.