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From mharris@ican ...
DateSun, 1 Mar 1998 21:10:02 -0500 (EST)
SubjectRe: GGI, EGCS/PGCC, Kernel source
On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Nathan Uno wrote:

> > X different drivers means X times acceleration functions in the
> > kernel or am I missing something here? (no it doesn't matter that one
> > should only compile what one uses, its still in the kernel tree).
> 
> I'm not sure I see a way around having sources in the kernel tree. 
> Either you support a piece of graphics hardware, or you don't.  If
> linux wants to support graphics hardware, the drivers have to be in the
> kernel tree.  Is that a bad thing?
> 
> If it is, then adding hardware support to the kernel is ALWAYS a bad
> thing.  I know of very few pieces of hardware that EVERYONE wants to
> use.  Your logic seems to be that drivers that not everyone needs are
> source bloat.

No, I don't think that is his exact opinion.  I think his logic
is more:  'that drivers that HE doesn't use are source bloat'.



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