Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 19 Aug 2002 19:09:07 +0200 | From | Willy Tarreau <> | Subject | Re: IDE? |
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On Mon, Aug 19, 2002 at 09:57:11AM -0400, Dana Lacoste wrote: > Why do we need to maintain compatibility > with OLD (not 'low-end' but OLD) hardware if there's an existing > kernel that meets that hardware's needs already?
because we always need new features, even on older hardware. If 2.4 didn't support my 386sx, I would have had to either port iptables, cramfs, pppoe and such things to 2.0 (or 2.2), or replace this solid-state, silent box with a new, noisy and power hungry one. I'm really happy that this box is still supported and hope it will still run 2.6.
Cheers, Willy
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