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Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 12:59:50 -0500
From: Alejandro Bonilla <abonilla@linuxwireless.org>
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To: Hubert Tonneau <hubert.tonneau@fullpliant.org>
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I usually never complain, or give negative motivation, but this is a 
reality.

>Now, what's wrong with that ?
>Well, the fact is that new hardware is only supported by latest kernel,
>so at the end, you have to upgrade, and so you get more and more complexity
>whether you like it or not.
>As an example, for servers, 2.4 is still fine, but laptops already require 2.6
>  
>
If it wouldn't be because my wifi card only works in 2.6 and cause the 
speedstep support for my laptop, I would be using 2.4 kernels.

>As a result, the complexity versus stability compromise is less and less
>suited for most real life uses.
>
>Now the problem with the kernel complexity is:
>. ultimate implementation requires much more testing than simple good one (TCP
>  sample)
>. it makes life harder for device drivers writers (tigon3 or fusion sample)
>
I have returned laptops to get them exchanged for one's that have a 
e100/e1000 instead the tigon3. It's a shame that manufacturers still use 
this chip on servers and laptops.
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