Re: Is Euphoria a virus ?
Daniel Johnson wrote:
>There is an inherent flaw somewhere, perhaps in the ethos of the linux
>kernel, or perhaps in eu's attitude to memory. The local nerds are
>convinced that I am unreasonable, and that eu is inherently evil.
>
>I wonder whether C, for example, could potentially cause the same
>problem. What bugs me is that any undebugged programme that uses recursion
>could cause this same problem, and I don't want to get eaten alive again
>for crashing the student server.
>
>What needs to change ? Eu or Linux ?
>
What needs to change is your willingness to saw on the branch that you
are standing on, especially if you have company. It was fairly predictable
that the test you were running would bring the machine to it's knees even
if it did not crash it. The admins should have put some limits on the
resources you were allowed to consume, but then a little common sense
on your part would not have hurt either. Next time you want to stress test
somebody else's machine, why not warn the admins and request some
standalone time. It is fairly understandable that they don't want you
playing any more fun and games. It is too bad that Eu gets besmirched
along with you. Try apologizing, showing them your code and doing a
bit of fence mending.
Everett L.(Rett) Williams
rett at gvtc.com
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