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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 12:15:05 +0000
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
To: Alexander Viro <viro@math.psu.edu>
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Subject: Re: ACPI mentioned on lwn.net/kernel
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Hi!

> > Increasingly, it seems that it will not be possible to use modern hardware
> > without ACPI.  So, in a sense, the point will be moot.  Certainly it is
> > only a good thing that Linux has a high-quality ACPI implementation in the
> > works, so that users will have the option to use it.  I expect that most
> > will happily run it and look no further.  
> > 
> > But that doesn't change the fact that a lot of people do not like the ACPI
> > standard.  There is some selling yet to be done if that dislike is to be
> > overcome. 
> 
> Well, let's hope that when x86-64 comes out, it will go with saner chipsets.
> Pity that it hadn't happened years ago - world without Itanic would certainly
> be a nicer place...

Can you describe pitfalls to avoid, and mail that to discuss@x86-64.org? 
AMD *is* listening.
									Pavel
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