On Wed, 2003-06-04 at 18:42, Buchan Milne wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Jason Straight wrote: > > Ok, now that I've taken time to collect myself and calm the fsck down. > > > > Why is ifplugd default? > > > > If it's for laptop users who switch network locations: > > > > 1. Why build the distro for laptops when more use it on desktops? > > Let's drop SCSI support while we're at it? What about firewire (I mean, > how many desktops ship with firewire ports compared to laptops) and > support for LCD panels?
<snip rest of Buchan's good reasons> Doesn't ifplugd also solve the problem some saw where, if they happened to be disconnected from the network for some reason, it would sit there on boot trying to get an IP address for five minutes? ISTR that's one of its functions, anyway. -- adamw
