Don Hollis wrote:
>
> > Don't you think "hubris" is a bit strong?  The programmer only knows better
> > if the programmer is responsible for all applications running on a particular
> > machine.  I'd rather not be running five applications all of whose programmers
> > independently decided what things to freeze into memory.  In addition, MPE's
> > design center is not as a real-time OS.
>
> So we're making the sweeping assumption:
>
> MPE *always* knows better. Even when someone runs query and flushes
> everyone's CI out of ram and kills the machine. So we're not even going to
> make it an option (I can see it now.. HP Response Center answer would be
> "do not allow users to run query"... ha! :)
 
Not to seem as though I'm defending the idea of not allowing memory
freezes, but I didn't read Mike P.'s post like this.  I read that if a
person or group *does* know everything or most everything executing on a
system, it might not be a bad idea.  However, if all applications are
being developed and managed individually, instead of as a whole, then
you most likely will have a problem and MPE will do a better job.
 
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(BTW, these opinions are my own and not those of HP's.)