Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 14 May 2010 08:42:59 -0700 (PDT) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: [git pull] Input updates for 2.6.34-rc6 |
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On Fri, 14 May 2010, Matthew Garrett wrote: > > I think that's true except in the case where the Leading Other OS won't > use a device unless it's present in ACPI - that kind of enforcement > tends to concentrate vendors' minds, even if they'd otherwise be busy > filling data tables with garbage.
Largely true. That said, nobody uses Windows in a headless environment, the way people _do_ use Linux and then later plug in a keyboard.
Also, even with Windows, I do wonder if they have things like cut-off dates for trusting ACPI. We certainly do.
Linus
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