Re: RFC: i386: kill !4KSTACKS

From: Sean
Date: Thu Sep 08 2005 - 17:52:55 EST


On Thu, September 8, 2005 4:18 pm, Bill Davidsen said:

> Is "maintain your own operating system" really better in your mind? Does
> that sound like a viable alternative?

No, that's a false choice. You folks just need to convince your
distribution to apply the patches you "need" or create your own
distribution. That does not mean this cruft should be in the mainline
kernel.

> It's not old hardware that's the problem, it's new hardware which isn't
> supported. And unlike desktops, there's a lot less in the way of
> hardware options on a lappie, you take what you get, you get what you
> can afford, and often that means running on what someone else chooses.

So?

Cheers,
Sean


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