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Date:      Tue, 02 Jan 2001 00:04:17 -0500
From:      Donn Miller <dmmiller@cvzoom.net>
To:        "Michael C . Wu" <keichii@peorth.iteration.net>
Cc:        Roman Shterenzon <roman@harmonic.co.il>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: MFC? src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC and sound support
Message-ID:  <3A516151.541764AB@cvzoom.net>
References:  <200012282317.PAA04405@spammie.svbug.com> <Pine.LNX.4.10.10101011208290.21348-100000@shark.harmonic.co.il> <20010101133411.B51028@peorth.iteration.net>

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"Michael C . Wu" wrote:

> "Fully functional" for a desktop implies a working sound card too.
> This is one of of those things that does not really matter very much.
> A good server admin will recompile and customize his kernel.
> And a desktop user probably does not know how to compile a kernel.
> Are you telling me that, in your consultancy, you just keep GENERIC?
> 
> There is no need for this bikeshed.  Whether pcm is included in GEERIC
> or not does not really hurt anybody either way.

FreeBSD is most often used as a server, not a desktop.  Why exactly is
sound needed for a first install?  If nothing else, PCM could be loaded
via a kernel module.  Optional stuff usually should not be statically
linked into the kernel, but should be placed in KLD's.


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