Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 24 Feb 2001 23:55:19 +0000 (GMT) | From | Michèl Alexandre Salim <> | Subject | Re: Why CONFIG_MPENTIUMIII by default? |
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--- Frédéric L. W. Meunier <0@pervalidus.net> wrote: > Is there any reason to use CONFIG_MPENTIUMIII by > default? I > think this should be changed to CONFIG_M386, which > should work > for most, and would avoid people reporting problems > because > they forgot to set the right processor type. > I don't see many people reporting that kind of problems... as a first-year CS student I can attest that most students, even, never used Linux before. I installed Red Hat Linux on a friend's laptop - how much easier can it get - and kernel configuration just flabbergasted him.
When people feel they are ready to start compiling kernels, they should learn to do so properly, in my opinion. The I-want-the-latest-and-greatest genre roughly coincide with early tech adopters, no? :)
Michel
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