GSOC: Qt front-ends

[Justin Edward Muniz]

>
> Mostly off-topic for this thread, but improving the boot process to
> auto-detect hardware and auto-load kernel modules would be really nice.
> That way, GENERIC would be very small, with just the basic frameworks
> required (CAM, USB, PCI, TCP/IP, etc), and all the actual drivers would be
> loaded from modules.  That would remove almost all requirements to compile
> a custom kernel in the first place.  :)
>
> Granted, changing "options" in the kernel would require recompilation, but
> general use and hardware changes wouldn't.
>
> Most likely not a GSoC project.  But it's still a nice dream.  :)
> --
> Freddie Cash
> fjwcash at gmail.com
>


I really like that idea. If I remember correctly some folks over at PC-BSD
have started creating scripts to load sound and graphics drivers. Your idea
may be closer to reality than you think!

Justin Muniz