From: Stamatis Mitrofanis <ewstam@softhome.net>
To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Hotplug can configure XFree86
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 03:23:09 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <marc-linux-hotplug-100968255400378@msgid-missing> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <marc-linux-hotplug-100923910820843@msgid-missing>
David Brownell wrote:
>...
>
>I'm making a fairly general point here, which I hope most
>folk will agree with: Linux desktop systems should do a
>lot more "automatic detection" of hardware ("hotplugging")
>than they've traditionally done, and demand a lot less user
>input on configuration changes. It's been getting better in
>the past few years ... and I hope it'll continue !! Likewise,
>I'll hope that the distros will converge on at least the tools
>in those areas, if not all the policies they use. That's harder.
>
Ok... Enough general theory.
The idea was that the hotplug scripts can autoconfigure XFree86. We
consider XFree86 to be similar to the kernel (drivers, modules,
devices...). The scripts _could_ map actual devices to more abstract
XFree86 devices.
I suggest that we do some cherry-picking from open-source installation
programs around to find good ways to complete the XFree86 configuration.
Then we can include things in hotplug. (right?)
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-12-30 3:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-12-25 0:11 Hotplug can configure XFree86 Stamatis Mitrofanis
2001-12-27 20:32 ` David Brownell
2001-12-27 23:00 ` Stamatis Mitrofanis
2001-12-28 1:10 ` Bill Nottingham
2001-12-28 4:51 ` David Brownell
2001-12-30 3:23 ` Stamatis Mitrofanis [this message]
2001-12-30 3:56 ` Miles Lane
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