Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 09:27:29 -0800
To: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
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       Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>, jt@hpl.hp.com,
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On Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 05:54:04PM +1100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> 
> I know a lot of you don't care, but I hate in those discussions
> about binary drivers when what is for me the #1 issue isn't even
> mentioned: availability on non-x86 hardware !

	That's why in the Howto the binary drivers are flagged
accordingly. I even add explicit PPC driver for drivers I know work on
PPC. What more do you need ?
	I still don't understand why people buy the wrong
hardware. You have a choice, exercise it !

> Ben.

	Regards,

	Jean
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