Re: Results of the 'dropping support for kernels <2.6.22' poll

[Simon Kenyon <simon@koala.ie>]

kilgota@banach.math.auburn.edu wrote:
> Just one comment. IIRC, I was the one who mentioned the eeePC, having 
> recently bought one. I mentioned it, not because I disagree with 
> anything else you write here, but because, in fact, I agree. Frankly, 
> I think the use of the 2.6.21 kernel in the eeePC is somewhat perverse 
> and just a little bit weird.
>
> Essentially, the eeePC and the other Intel-based netbooks are not some 
> kind of exotic hardware platforms, which might provide an explanation 
> or excuse for using some "specially crafted" but old kernel. No. In 
> fact, the eeePC and almost all the other current netbooks are just a 
> new (and attractive) combination of some fairly standard types of 
> hardware. Practically every hardware component in them is better 
> supported in more recent kernels, with the possible exception of a 
> wireless device which may not yet be supported in any kernel, new or 
> old. Therefore, instead of worrying about whether to support and 
> provide indulgence for apparently inexplicable behavior, let us hope 
> that a decision of this nature will serve as a needed message.
just as another data point
i have an eee 900 and i run gentoo on it
i have 2.6.27 running just fine (wireless and all)

i know gentoo is a little too hardcore for most people
but living with a distro kernel forever is not a real requirement
--
simon