Device layering work patch #2

[David Cuthbert]

* wrote:
How best to test new ideas and concepts in OS development than on some 
'production' type machines that some might be willing to sacrifice?
Well, the definition of a production machine to some (most?) of us is a 
machine we're not willing to sacrifice.  Ergo... :-)

That said, I agree with the sentiment that testing an OS in a production 
environment (as opposed to a simulated one) is a Good Thing.