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Re: HOWTO enhance Debian by removing HAL



On Sun, Aug 02, 2009 at 01:56:33AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 2009-08-02 01:29, Osamu Aoki wrote:
>> On Sat, Aug 01, 2009 at 01:29:56PM +0200, Dirk wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> i would like to start a thread where everyone posts his solution for  
>>> removing HAL or says why "nanny-features" like HAL shouldn't be 
>>> enforced  in Linux.
>>>
>>>
>>> Disable HAL in Xorg on Debian / Ubuntu
>>>
>>> http://www.larsen-b.com/Article/341.html
>>>
>>> Disable automatic polling of CD/DVD-ROM drives to save power (and time)
>>>
>>> http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/07/24/tip-disable-automatic-polling-of-cd-roms-to-save-power/
>>>
>>>
>>> I wonder why people who need "nanny-features" like HAL refuse to just 
>>>  use windows instead.
>>
>> Hmmm ... convenience? 
>>
>> If you push such thought, ...  Why even have X ... we can edit
>> everything by ed command.  No vi(m), no emacs, .... and few essential
>> packages only will get to use Debian.  
>
> And bash: go back to the bourne shell.  No ethernet, either: tty to an 
> ADM-3A...  But who can forget the "convenience" of a modern processor?
>
> I say Minix on an XT clone with 1 floppy drive!!!

Luxury, punch cards and line printers :)

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