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From: Stelian Pop <stelian.pop@fr.alcove.com>
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On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 09:26:00PM +0000, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> I dunno. I might even be willing to apply kgdb patches to my tree if it
> just could use the regular network card I already have connected on all
> my machines. None of my laptops have a serial line, for example, but
> they all have networking.
> 
> Soon even _desktops_ probably won't have serial lines any more, only USB.

Using USB instead of the serial line or the network card would be
the best IMHO, because:

	* many machines have network cards, but all machines have USB
	  (and it's gonna stay this way for some time)
	  
	* the USB stack seems simpler than the net stack + 
	  (eventualy) pcmcia + network card driver.

Maybe the 'simpler' USB protocols (usbkbd and usbmouse) could be
used for this, I don't know...

Stelian, which has a Vaio Picturebook without a serial port.
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