From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 2 14:16:33 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD80516A4CF for ; Fri, 2 Apr 2004 14:16:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail1.speakeasy.net (mail1.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.201]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B0D143D55 for ; Fri, 2 Apr 2004 14:16:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 7248 invoked from network); 2 Apr 2004 22:16:33 -0000 Received: from dsl027-160-063.atl1.dsl.speakeasy.net (HELO server.baldwin.cx) ([216.27.160.63]) (envelope-sender ) encrypted SMTP for ; 2 Apr 2004 22:16:33 -0000 Received: from 10.50.40.205 (gw1.twc.weather.com [216.133.140.1]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i32MFrDG061621; Fri, 2 Apr 2004 17:16:18 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) From: John Baldwin To: Alfred Perlstein Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 17:04:15 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.6 References: <200404012148.i31LmV7E057805@repoman.freebsd.org> <200404011706.49954.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <20040401221929.GC26131@elvis.mu.org> In-Reply-To: <20040401221929.GC26131@elvis.mu.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200404021704.15821.jhb@FreeBSD.org> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on server.baldwin.cx cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf GENERIC.hints X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 22:16:34 -0000 On Thursday 01 April 2004 05:19 pm, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > * John Baldwin [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 <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org