lzma with TCP/IP and libertas driver... and still some room

[Jim Gettys]

On Sun, 2006-09-24 at 19:02 -0400, Dan Williams wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-09-24 at 16:25 -0400, Zephaniah E. Hull wrote:
> > On Sun, Sep 24, 2006 at 07:38:10PM +0200, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> > > - Switch from usb-storage to ub and remove SCSI support in the
> > >   process (hopefully ~40-60 k compressed)
> > 
> > That kills our ability to boot from multi-card card readers, or did last
> > I tried it.
> > 
> > Do we want to try and fix that in ub, or just decide that we don't
> > consider this important?
> 
> I vote we drop support for that for now.  We can't fit everything into
> G1, and we also can't support booting from every USB device under the
> sun.  At some point we have to step back, draw line in the sand, and
> commit to the bits we _can_ do.  I don't think anyone has the time to
> start major fixes to USB drivers right now (if that's what it takes).
> 
> I think the wireless bits may, or may not, be more important than being
> able to boot from multi-card readers (this needs some debate).  

I don't think debate is needed.  Multicard readers are the exception,
not the rule.  Most people will be lucky to have a USB stick or SD card,
much less any additional hardware.

> IPv6
> _certainly_ is more important than being able to boot from multi-card
> readers.  As long as we don't kill booting from (a) USB hard drives and
> (b) USB flash sticks, I think we're fine.

I agree entirely.
                           - Jim

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Jim Gettys
One Laptop Per Child