  We analyze the wind generated by the great 20 year long super-Eddington
outburst of eta-Carinae. We show that using classical stellar atmospheres and
winds theory, it is impossible to construct a consistent wind model in which a
sufficiently small amount of mass, like the one observed, is shed. One expects
the super-Eddington luminosity to drive a thick wind with a mass loss rate
substantially higher than the observed one. The easiest way to resolve the
inconsistency is if we alleviate the implicit notion that atmospheres are
homogeneous. An inhomogeneous atmosphere, or "porous", allows more radiation to
escape while exerting a smaller average force. Consequently, such an atmosphere
yields a considerably lower mass loss rate for the same total luminosity.
Moreover, all the applications of the Eddington Luminosity as a strict
luminosity limit should be revised, or at least reanalyzed carefully.
