Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 17:04:15 -0500 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf GENERIC.hints Message-ID: <200404021704.15821.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20040401221929.GC26131@elvis.mu.org> References: <200404012148.i31LmV7E057805@repoman.freebsd.org> <200404011706.49954.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <20040401221929.GC26131@elvis.mu.org>
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On Thursday 01 April 2004 05:19 pm, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > * John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> [040401 14:05] wrote: > > On Thursday 01 April 2004 04:48 pm, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > > alfred 2004/04/01 13:48:31 PST > > > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > > > Modified files: > > > sys/i386/conf GENERIC.hints > > > Log: > > > Fix booting with ps2 keyboards. > > > > Please revert since you did not get adequate review or discussion for > > this change. > > Actually we discussed this a long time ago. > > Previously the broken argument was: > > "hot swapping ps2 keyboards is bad, so let's screw data center people." No, that's rather wrong. Plus, you can easily walk into a data center and plug in a USB keyboard (which is designed for hotplug) and have it Just Work. That is, until you broke it. To paraphrase a Dilbert: "Here's a nickel kid, go buy yourself a better keyboard." -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org
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