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    SubjectRe: GPL only modules [was Re: [GIT PATCH] more Driver core patches for 2.6.19]
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    On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:34:54 +1100, Marek Wawrzyczny said:
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    > > And then there's stuff on this machine that are *not* options, but don't
    > > matter to me. I see an 'O2 Micro' Firewire in the 'lspci' output. I have
    > > no idea how well it works. I don't care what it contributes to the score.
    > > On the other hand, somebody who uses external Firewire disk enclosures may
    > > be *very* concerned about it, but not care in the slightest about the
    > > wireless card.
    >
    > Perhaps we just report on the individual devices then... forget the system
    > rating.

    OK, *that* I see as potentially useful - I frequently get handed older
    boxen with strange gear in them, and need a way to figure out if I want to
    install software, or cannibalize it for parts. Also helpful if a buddy has
    a Frankintel box they build, and they want to know if they can install
    something other than Windows....

    Bonus points if it sees a card that has a known out-of-tree driver and
    tells you where to find it and what its license status is (I just went
    down that road with an Intel 3945)...

    > > Bonus points for figuring out what to do with systems that have some chip
    > > that's a supported XYZ driver, but wired up behind a squirrely bridge with
    > > some totally bizarre IRQ allocation, so you end up with something that's
    > > visible on lspci but not actually *usable* in any real sense of the term...
    >
    > Hmmm... does this happen often? False results are definedly a show stopper.

    Oh, we see reports of squirrelly or downright confused hardware all the time
    on this list. :)
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