Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 3 Jan 2002 03:44:03 +0100 (CET) | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: ISA slot detection on PCI systems? |
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On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> > hardware), I think you're barking up the wrong tree with this > > anyway. > But at the least I could have logic that says: if you get a DMI > readout and there are no ISA slots listed, *then* do useful deductions.
See other posting with examples of dramatic failures of 'slots in box, but dmi says none' and 'no slots, dmi says some'. still think this is usable ? You're nuts.
> This is fine if all we want is to impress each other with our wizardliness. > If, on the other hand, we are serious about world domination, it's an > attitude that's got to go. We have enough real technical problems to solve > without surrounding Linux with a thicket of pseudo-problems.
You're solving a non-problem. Some examples of target audience you're aiming for in your previous mail were I believe..
o The geek next door who wants to tinker and learn about the kernel. Said geek is going to learn a damn sight more currently than he will with a dumbed down pointy clicky "build me a kernel" button.
o Aunt Tilley. Vendors already ship an array of kernels which should make it unnecessary for her to have to build a kernel.
If you still think world domination is going to appear by idiotproofing the kernel build process, I think you're in for a surprise. We have far bigger usability problems in userspace. The point is that $newcomertolinux doesn't need to know what a kernel is, let alone have to build one. They just see "Booting progress" "Log in" "Desktop".
-- | Dave Jones. http://www.codemonkey.org.uk | SuSE Labs
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