Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 22 Jul 1997 09:22:22 +0100 (GMT/BST) | From | Mike Jagdis <> | Subject | Re: Kernel cpu selection + other platforms? |
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On Mon, 21 Jul 1997, Marcus Berglund wrote:
> >Why? It is pretty easy to recognise all x86 varieties (other than the > >early 486 clones) at run time and simply Do The Right Thing without > >asking the user daft questions about whether they have microcode > >bug #564 or working frozzle optimizations. Most users won't even > >know what is under their CPU fan never mind what the hell you're > >talking about! > > Maybe we should start splitting the kernel into two configurations, > Simple End User (there is a group with this name), and Advanced user, > this way everyone gets what they want (well mostly).
This is complication for the sake of it. What ever happened to the generalize and simplify engineering rule of thumb?
Mike
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