Re: [PATCH 00/24] MacBook Air patch sequence (v2)
From: Keith Packard
Date: Fri Sep 30 2011 - 14:10:40 EST
On Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:57:05 -0700, Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> No, actually this makes it easier for -stable as each individual patch
> fixes a problem, so in re-reading them, I have no objection for them to
> go into -stable.
Ok, cool. Splitting these up was a pain.
> Would these also work on 3.0?
They won't apply cleanly, but yes, they should be useful there.
> > I'd rather have a 'regular' PC; getting Debian installed on this machine
> > was no picnic.
>
> Due to UEFI stuff? Or something else?
UEFI, the lack of CD booting, and the general 'Steve knows best'
attitude of the hardware.
> I agree, it is a very nice hardware form factor that no other
> manufacturer can seem to duplicate for the same (well, any) price these
> days.
Yeah, PC vendors clearly aren't making hardware for us anymore.
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