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Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 10:27:00 +0200
From: Helge Hafting <helgehaf@aitel.hist.no>
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To: Dave Jones <davej@codemonkey.org.uk>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.5.40: menuconfig: no choice of keyboards
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Dave Jones wrote:

> Quite a few people seem to stumble over the new input layer options.
> It's non-obvious to quite a few people that serial i/o is anything to
> do with their keyboard. Likewise i8042 doesn't ring 'keyboard' noises
> in most peoples heads.
> 
> IMO, the input layer options need simplification, or at least
> a sensible set of defaults.

Well, the keyboard isn't magically attached.  It _is_ a kind
of serial device.  Making it default on, and calling the
thing  "i8042 (pc keyb/mouse)" ought to be enough.

Helge Hafting
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