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From: David J. Evans[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 16 August 1996 14:12
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Subject: Re: kernel size (was: How do I get GATEWAY2000 PS/2 mouse to
work?)
On Thu, 15 Aug 1996 10:04:04 +0100 Casper
From: Casper BodenCummins [EMAIL PROTECTED]
IMHO, a better alternative to the large, best-endeavours kernel would be
to ship a really tight kernel and use the installation front-end to
configure additional support (in modules where possible or desirable).
The stripped-down kernel for 1.2 is
The real question is whether the default kernel should be bloated with
features, or pared down.
I disagree. The default kernel need not contain anything that isn't necessary
to boot. This means floppy, minix, and ramdisk drivers. Ide might be useful;
this should (imho) be loadable as a
The real question is whether the default kernel should be bloated with
features, or pared down.
From: Todd Tyrone Fries [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The default kernel need not contain anything that isn't necessary
to boot. This means floppy, minix, and ramdisk drivers.
This is the way it will be
To:debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: kernel size (was: How do I get GATEWAY2000 PS/2 mouse to
work?)
The real question is whether the default kernel should be bloated with
features, or pared down.
I disagree. The default kernel need not contain anything that isn't
necessary
to boot
On Thu, 15 Aug 1996 10:04:04 +0100 Casper BodenCummins
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[snipped stuff about PS/2 support not being present by
default ]
The real question is whether the default kernel should be bloated with
features, or pared down.
As a brand new Debian user who didn't even
On Thu, 15 Aug 1996, Casper BodenCummins wrote:
This is an interesting issue. You might use similar justification for
leaving all but the essentials out of the distributed kernel. This would
encourage users to learn how to recompile the kernel, and demonstrate in
doing so that it's
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