2.6.31 kernel

[Technomage]

The problem here is that Linus (and a lot of others) have yet to fix 
some of the more pressing problems...:
1. take libata for example; it still doesn't work properly and support 
doe some sata drives is lacking at best.
2. Sound doesn't work by default in most installations anymore (you have 
to tweak the system settings
    and in some cases, the hardware isn't properly supported)
3. even with the binary only globs from manufacturers like Nvidia or 
ATI, the display in X doesn't live up
    to what is advertised most of the time (again, you have to fiddle 
with gpu timings, other settings in the
    conf file, et...)

lastly, linux has the "good enough" mentality. put it into operation and 
fix the bugs later (which never happens
half the time)

Of course, we cannot DEMAND that the developers fix these problems (as 
they are unpaid, etc), but it
would help if they did.

Ryan Rix wrote:
> Jim March wrote:
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>   
>>>> To put things back on firm earth and on-topicness... Why on earth would
>>>>         
>> Linus even waste his time on trying to get this much memory addressed in
>> the kernel? What is the rational behind it, besides being a publicity
>> stunt?<<
>>
>> It ensures Linux maintains dominance in supercomputing, and yeah, that
>> IS a publicity stunt...but what's wrong with that as long as it
>> doesn't hurt lesser systems?
>>     
>
> I didn't say it was wrong at all. I just think it's a little unnecessary.
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