Ben Goren <ben_(_at_)_trumpetpower_(_dot_)_com said:
> On 2004 Jun 1, at 10:41 PM, Damien Miller wrote:
>
>> One of the best things about OpenBSD is that it works out of the
>> box. I don't have to worry about kernel modules not matching my
>> kernel, runtime-loaded kernel rootkits or obscure module
>> dependancy bugs. I can't recall one occasion where I have
>> /wished/ for a particular driver to be a module.
>
> Hear, hear. Back in the day, I wasted far more time screwing around
> with compiling Linux kernels--and the modules were the worst
> part--than I ever saved by even the more aggressive performance
> boost. And those loadable modules didn't give me anything in
> convenience, either; quite the contrary. Ethernet modules refused
> to load, and more....
>
> Sure, if you're running at the margins, you might need a custom
> kernel. But, if you're running at the margins, you're in the
> minority (by definition), and you either know what you're doing, or
> you have the money or the time to learn.
Well, spoken. And don't worry -- nothing is going to change. Simple
is powerful.