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    SubjectRe: Petition against kernel configuration options madness...
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    On Sunday 03 November 2002 03:39 pm, Jos Hulzink wrote:
    > On Sunday 03 November 2002 20:07, Vojtech Pavlik wrote:
    > > On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 12:52:48PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
    > > > Unfortunately I don't have any concrete suggestions for Vojtech (input
    > > > subsystem maintainer), just a request that it becomes easier and more
    > > > obvious how to configure the keyboard and mouse that is found on > 90%
    > > > of all Linux users computers [IMO]...
    > >
    > > Too bad you don't have any suggestions. I completely agree this should
    > > be simplified, while I wouldn't be happy to lose the possibility of not
    > > compiling AT keyboard support in.
    >
    > Something I have been thinking about for a while is a quick-config option
    > (that sets some defaults that hold for 90% of the systems), or an expert
    > mode that shows extra options. Though I understand that this is hard to do,
    > and much hardware differs, I think it can be done for some basics like
    > keyboard, mouse, USB and stuff.

    I like this idea!

    > Yes, this will cause your kernel to be bigger than optimal, for some
    > drivers will be compiled in that are not used on your system. But if you
    > want you can optimize things away after clicking <set defaults for standard
    > IBM PC>.

    How about running the "quick config", which I can then use a base to
    customize?

    > If this idea is not blown away immediately, I'm willing to work this idea
    > out a little, though I can understand that people call me an idiot...

    Not at all!

    -Nick
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