[cap-talk] file I/O request overhead (was: kernel object knowledge)

[Jonathan S. Shapiro]

On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 19:51 -0700, Jed Donnelley wrote:
> Of course on this list it would seem that our focus should be POLA.

You know, I used to feel very strongly about that, and I have concluded
that we were wrong.

By focusing on building the ideal POLA system, we have spent 15 years
not delivering anything (for end users) at all. In the process, we have
given competitors an opportunity to build very strong positions. Worse,
we have given them time to think about how to confuse the issue.

In hindsight, we would have done much better to deliver something
quickly and then iterate on its design and architecture.


shap
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