--- Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com> wrote: > Le lun 22/09/2003 à 10:33, Chris Rankin a écrit : > > Recompile BOTH my kernels just so I can use the > > *optional* pcwx module????? And what about the SMP > > machine? Do you expect me to remove my second CPU > > too,and recompile as UP?????? Get real. > > I don't understand why you should remove your second > CPU. But you still think that I should recompile as UP for the sake of the pcwx module? This would "logically" remove the second CPU, if not physically. It's not as if an SMP version of pcwx has been provided, and there's no reason to suppose that it is safe to load the UP version into an SMP kernel. If it works for you then you are "lucky", nothing more. The pcwx is an optional, non-GPL, binary-only module that will taint the kernel. Any one of these is a good reason not to load it. It is definitely not a good idea to hold pwc users hostage to it, which is basically what you're suggesting. Especially when gnomemeeting is more than capable of running without it. However, I do agree that the pwc module should be modifed to report its capabilities more accurately when the decompressor is not loaded. But how long do you reckon it will be before any modified pwc module will be picked up by all the Linux distributors? I suspect that modified pwlib packages will be available a lot sooner. Chris ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk _______________________________________________ GnomeMeeting-list mailing list GnomeMeeting-list gnome org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnomemeeting-list
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