From: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
To: Dennis Grant <trog@wincom.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: A Kernel Configuration Tale of Woe
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:24:56 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20021126042456.GC11903@think.thunk.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3de26215.842.0@wincom.net>
On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 12:33:18PM -0500, Dennis Grant wrote:
> For example, I want to be able to pick my motherboard model out of a
> list. I then want to be presented with a list of components that are
> options on that model on an ITEM basis (ie "gigabit ethernet
> controller" not "Broadcom FOOBAR73541") and then select the options
> that I have.
The major problem with this idea is the question: who will pay for
keeping this database of motherboard models, et. al, up to date?
If it is done purely on a voluntary basis, it will have huge gaps, and
then there will be people complaining about why the #!@$#@
configuration system doesn't list their motherboard. Even Microsoft
hasn't attempted to do what you have described, and for good reason
--- new motherboards and new chipsets appear far too often for any
software product to be able to track this with any hope of success.
- Ted
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-11-26 4:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 44+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-11-25 17:33 A Kernel Configuration Tale of Woe Dennis Grant
2002-11-25 18:10 ` Richard B. Johnson
2002-11-25 18:58 ` Samuel Flory
2002-11-26 16:58 ` Kai Henningsen
2002-11-26 4:24 ` Theodore Ts'o [this message]
2002-11-26 8:21 ` john slee
2002-11-26 8:35 ` Brad Hards
2002-11-26 19:59 ` Otto Wyss
2002-11-27 0:29 ` Alan Cox
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-11-25 19:30 Dennis Grant
2002-11-25 20:00 ` Richard B. Johnson
2002-11-26 10:57 ` Adrian Bunk
2002-11-26 14:44 ` Alan Cox
2002-11-26 12:33 ` Andrew Walrond
2002-11-28 22:09 ` LA Walsh
2002-11-29 1:28 ` Miles Bader
2002-11-29 10:04 ` Andrew Walrond
2002-11-29 10:21 ` Miles Bader
2002-11-26 9:15 Thomas Hood
2002-11-26 15:35 Dennis Grant
2002-11-26 17:01 ` Kai Henningsen
2002-11-26 17:35 ` Rusty Lynch
2002-11-26 18:04 ` Dimitrie O. Paun
2002-11-26 18:46 ` Alan Cox
2002-11-26 18:48 ` Richard B. Johnson
2002-11-26 17:57 Dennis Grant
2002-11-26 18:11 ` Andrew Walrond
2002-11-26 18:24 ` Rusty Lynch
2002-11-26 23:46 ` Lee Leahu
2002-11-26 19:28 Dennis Grant
2002-11-26 19:45 ` John Bradford
2002-11-27 10:55 ` Keith Owens
2002-11-27 12:03 ` Roman Zippel
2002-11-27 12:19 ` Keith Owens
2002-11-27 19:01 ` Sam Ravnborg
2002-11-27 19:14 ` Kai Germaschewski
2002-11-26 20:05 ` Alan Cox
2002-11-26 23:21 ` Roger Gammans
2002-11-27 6:10 ` Greg KH
[not found] <fa.ivlir9v.u14v3p@ifi.uio.no>
[not found] ` <fa.gaum5rv.1j3snhh@ifi.uio.no>
2002-11-27 8:43 ` Giacomo Catenazzi
2002-11-27 10:12 ` John Bradford
2002-11-27 17:47 Mark H. Wood
2002-11-27 17:52 Dennis Grant
2002-11-27 18:01 ` Alex Riesen
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