Re: ppp-udeb

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr> writes:

> On Sat, Oct 18, 2003 at 03:26:07PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> > Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr> writes:
> > Providing a ppp-atm.udeb alongside a dsl-unicorn.udeb on the other
> > hand would solve the plugin problem and save space.
> 
> But would the pppoatm udeb include the whole ppp, or only the plugin. In
> this later case, you need support for plugins in ppp, which is something
> that is disabled here, if i understood well.

The whole. It would replace ppp for atm modems. It wouldn't have to be
in archive at all so no bload there. Host it alongside the non-free
drivers.
 
> > But aren't the plugins needed for kernel mode pppoe too? Its been a
> > long time since I used kernel mode and back then it was via
> > plugin. Since the kernel already comes with pppoe module using kernel
> > mode is probably less space.
> 
> pppoe and pppoatm are two different things.

And user and kernel mode pppoe too.

MfG
        Goswin