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SubjectRe: holes for ISA boards...
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   From: "Tom Leete" <tleete@access.mountain.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 02:17:54 -0400

Here's My Rant (tm). Not directed at HE or AJG.

The question of support for ISA accelerated SVGA cards is a FAQ, or ought to
be. IMHO it is shameful that the answer is "You can't do that."

The form of that answer is usually "Buy a new video card." I grit my teeth
at that and think "Don't change the subject." Problem hardware is not the
same thing as a hardware problem.

Tom,

The other standard answer to this question is --- "You have the
source code; make it work and send us a patch."

Linux is an Open Source project, staffed mostly by volunteers.
The good news is this means that if you feel very strongly about the
lack of a feature, you have the freedom to go and add that feature
enough. If it's not worth enough of your time to do that, then it
obviously wasn't worth a lot of your time. If everyone collectively
decides it's not worth their time to do it, then perhaps it wasn't worth
doing after all.

- Ted

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