Remote console options?

[jc at trillian.mit.edu (John Chambers)]

Derek D. Martin wrote:
	 
	 It's VERY easy to configure a Linux box to use the serial port as the
	 console.  See /usr/src/linux/Documentation/serial-console.txt for details.

Hmmm ...  This seems to describe something that implements one of the
major design failures of Microsoft systems:  In order for a change to
take effect, you have to reboot.

How did such a thing sneak into linux?  Are  we  really  starting  to
emulate  Windoze  to  such  an  extent,  in an attempt to invade Bill
Gates' market share?

;-)

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