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And then we go back to processes, System V-like IPC (shmget()/semget()/msgget()), and network configuration subsystem (routing, firewall, bringing interfaces up

by dozzie 8y ago

And then we go back to processes, System V-like IPC (shmget()/semget()/msgget()), and network configuration subsystem (routing, firewall, bringing interfaces up or down, and the like; netlink is only a recent development, after 2000). What was it about the mantra again?

gpderetta 8y ago
Well, the mantra is of course an aspiration. In practice things are not always done that way, especially in the past. SysV ipc is hopefully a thing of the past though. (I did upvote you btw)