Re: HP-Compaq laptops and Linux ACPI (was RE: redhat comment about intel not taking patches?)

Duncan Gibb
2003-02-14T09:17:02Z

On Fri, 2003-02-14 at 02:30, Luming wrote:

L> Does HP notebooks (your Evo N800c) support ACPI well
L> when running Windows?

I presume so, but I don't know for certain as the pre-installed WinXP
was overwritten with Red Hat without ever getting the opportunity to
boot.

L> If so, linux should do it like windiows, despite those boxes
L> does not comply with the ACPI spec. Am I right?

No. What would be the point of having an open specification if
manufacturers ignored it and left everyone playing blind catch-up with
the embrace-bend-and-extend gang? Some might see that scenario as a
flagrant abuse of monopoly by Redmond...

Duncan