Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 2nd Jul 2012 18:19 UTC, submitted by anonymous
Michael Lotz added code to generate QR-code for the KDL (Kernel Debug Land) ouput (which pops up when the kernel crashes). No more blurry photos with debug output, but a QR code which decodes to the clear-text KDL debug output. Here's one of the relevant commits, an example showing a QR code, and text from decoded sample QR code.
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RE[8]: WTF IS THIS SHIT
by Thom_Holwerda on Mon 2nd Jul 2012 20:53
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Member since:2005-06-29
Well still it doesn't invalidate the first sentence. The Windows Kernel panic is multi-language.
No other OS does that to my knowledge.
No other OS does that to my knowledge.
The fact that you are unaware of the fact that the second most popular desktop operating system also has multi-language kernel panics kind of calls into question the validity of your posts in this thread so far.
As does your abrasive tone, but alas.
Edited 2012-07-02 20:54 UTC
RE[9]: WTF IS THIS SHIT
by lucas_maximus on Mon 2nd Jul 2012 21:09
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Member since:2009-08-18
Nonetheless, whether I was incorrect in that aspect .. as I already admitted by saying "To my knowledge" ... maybe you missed that part of the sentence?
Both can write their kernel panics to their primary disks. Which was my point all along as you already knew.
Edited 2012-07-02 21:13 UTC
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RE[9]: WTF IS THIS SHIT
by lucas_maximus on Mon 2nd Jul 2012 21:23
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Member since:2009-08-18
Member since:2006-06-09
Well still it doesn't invalidate the first sentence. The Windows Kernel panic is multi-language.
No other OS does that to my knowledge.
No other OS does that to my knowledge.
I wonder how being in the end-user language make the low level and techie kernel panic message more easier to understand...
But, sure, that's a kinda unique feature, indeed.
Maybe for a reason others OSes don't find it that useful, but hey your mileage could vary.
Member since:2011-01-14
I don't see how that's relevant at all. Windows only ships with a single language, I would therefore expect it to produce all its error messages in the language it ships in, and that language alone. Most other OSes ship with multiple languages available on the same installation media - in those cases it would make more sense as there's only one version of the OS involved, not a different one for each language.
Member since:2005-11-02
Windows only ships with a single language, I would therefore expect it to produce all its error messages in the language it ships in,
You don't have any idea what you're talking about. Windows, though I am not a supporter, factually ships with support for more than one language. Its error reports are generally by error code which can then be looked up in translation tables and allows the system to provide (in many cases) localized error messages. In Linux there is no database of error codes, there's only printk messages, and so there is no good way to auto-translate errors. Thus, the OP's analysis is accurate as far as it goes.
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Well still it doesn't invalidate the first sentence. The Windows Kernel panic is multi-language.
No other OS does that to my knowledge.