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Subject: Re: IDE?  IDE-TNG driver
From: Scott Bronson <bronson@rinspin.com>
To: Ruth Ivimey-Cook <Ruth.Ivimey-Cook@ivimey.org>
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On Sat, 2002-08-17 at 15:57, Ruth Ivimey-Cook wrote:
>  a) some people want basically module-less kernels

Everyone I've heard advocating a moduleless kernel uses an argument that
boils down to "it's slightly more secure."  Does anybody have a GOOD
reason for not using modules?  Obsolete or embedded hardware arguments
don't count.


>  b) in some environments, you need to be able to select the IO mechanism 
>     without the ability to select the module to load.

If that's the case, won't a kernel parameter suffice?  Can you
elaborate?

    - Scott



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