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

Duncan Gibb
2003-02-17T08:32:16Z

On Mon, 2003-02-17 at 02:07, Luming wrote:

DG> What would be the point of having an open
DG> specification if manufacturers ignored it

L> Our goal is to enable ACPI on every system.
L> To achieve this goal, we have to resort to
L> defact standard.

The implementation and the policy governing it are not under my control
- I'm no more than an occasional tester hoping to get my particular
system working.

However, IMHO, one ought not to resort to a de facto 'standard' when
there is a perfectly good de jure one.

And besides, it's not as if it's a choice between "the standard way" and
"the Microsoft way" - it's a choice between "the standard way" and an
unknown number of potential deviations. Plus the standard has
Microsoft's name to it as well.

Duncan

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