cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf GENERIC.hints

[John Baldwin]

On Thursday 01 April 2004 05:19 pm, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> * John Baldwin <jhb at 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."

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