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From: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@mindspring.com>
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On Wed, 1 Jan 2003, Tomas Szepe wrote:

> > Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA)
> > 
> >     First, there's no hint from that heading that hot-pluggable
> >   settings are hidden under there as well.
> 
> Well, PCMCIA pretty much suggests that, doesn't it?

you're right, based on the menus as they are now.  however,
as i think more about it, if you consider the next comment ...
> 
> >     In addition, why does "Bus options" not include the USB bus,
> >   the I2C bus, FireWire, etc?  A bus is a bus, isn't it?
> 
> Yes, this is a valid comment.  Placing USB under "Bus options"
> should be totally straightforward, but that one's for Greg KH
> to decide.

what might have been gnawing at me was, if USB (and other busses)
are added here as well, then *most* hotplug options would be in
one place.  just one way of looking at it.

> > Wireless networking/protocols
> > 
> >    Yes, I realize there's no such category, but there *should*
> >   be, which would include:
> > 
> > 	Wireless LAN (non ham-radio)
> > 	Bluetooth
> > 	IrDA
> 
> IrDA isn't necessarily networking, Bluetooth either.
> Wireless LAN is where it should be.

ok, i can buy that.  back to work here ... or, maybe not.
there must be a bowl game on TV somewhere.

rday

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