Re: A (brief) plea against version 2.0

Matthias Urlichs (smurf@smurf.noris.de)
Mon, 29 Apr 1996 15:02:59 +0100


In linux.dev.kernel, article <Pine.SUN.3.91.960428130703.1107A-100000@r=
wd.goucher.edu>,
Moltar Ramone <jlasser@rwd.goucher.edu> writes:

[ Opinion re 1.4 / 2.0. You know, I think he's right. ]

> The last thing I'd want to wait for before releasing a version number=
ed=20
> 2.0 is fully functional plug-and-play support. (Of course, this might=
=20
> _never_ happen, because P-n-P is a satanic Microsoft creation, but he=
re's=20
> hoping...)
>=20
PnP is _really_ broken.

Let me amend that. The idea to do this at all is totally bogus -- switc=
h to
a decent bus (like PCI) instead !!!

That being said, the actual PnP hardware implementation seems to work
rather well. What does _not_ seem to work, from what I hear, is the way
most PnP-aware BIOSes handle the stuff.

> I think we do need another stable kernel platform now. I just think i=
t=20
> should be numbered 1.4 :)
>=20
Yep.

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