Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 14 Jun 1999 21:12:02 -0400 | Subject | Re: holes for ISA boards... | From | tytso@mit ... |
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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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