Why not GNU Arch instead of BitKeeper?

2005-04-13 Thread Asfand Yar Qazi
Hi, I'm surprised nobody considered GNU Arch (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-arch/) to replace BitKeeper - it was probably started in direct response to the Linux Kernel using a non-free tool. I must say I haven't used it, but from reviews and comparisons I've read, it seems to be a good

Why not GNU Arch instead of BitKeeper?

2005-04-13 Thread Asfand Yar Qazi
Hi, I'm surprised nobody considered GNU Arch (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-arch/) to replace BitKeeper - it was probably started in direct response to the Linux Kernel using a non-free tool. I must say I haven't used it, but from reviews and comparisons I've read, it seems to be a good

Re: [OT] Re: How's the nforce4 support in Linux?

2005-03-24 Thread Asfand Yar Qazi
Lennart Sorensen wrote: On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 10:33:03AM +, Asfand Yar Qazi wrote: No, but I do need NCQ Perhaps a stupid question... but: Why do you _need_ NCQ? If you need it that badly (not sure why anyone would), you could always get SCSI or a 3ware controller. For the novelty value

Re: [OT] Re: How's the nforce4 support in Linux?

2005-03-24 Thread Asfand Yar Qazi
Pawel Sikora wrote: Do You really need nforce4? Maybe sis76[01]GX will be enough? :-) http://www.sis.com/products/sis760gx.htm http://www.sis.com/pressroom/pressrelease_000184.htm No, but I do need NCQ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a

Re: How's the nforce4 support in Linux?

2005-03-24 Thread Asfand Yar Qazi
Asfand Yar Qazi wrote: Arjan van de Ven wrote: * "hardware firewall" -- sounds silly. Pretty sure Linux doesn't support it in any case. probably just one of those things implemented in the binary drivers in software, just like the "hardware" IDE raid is most of t

Re: How's the nforce4 support in Linux?

2005-03-24 Thread Asfand Yar Qazi
Arjan van de Ven wrote: * "hardware firewall" -- sounds silly. Pretty sure Linux doesn't support it in any case. probably just one of those things implemented in the binary drivers in software, just like the "hardware" IDE raid is most of the time (3ware being the positive exception there)

How's the nforce4 support in Linux?

2005-03-24 Thread Asfand Yar Qazi
Hi, I'm currently contemplating going for an Athlon 64 system. However, I'll primarily be using a Linux-based OS (Gentoo, namely), so I need to know how well the chipsets are supported currently. I'd really like to go Via - but the crummy KT890 / VT8237 combo sucks - mainly due to the lack of

How's the nforce4 support in Linux?

2005-03-24 Thread Asfand Yar Qazi
Hi, I'm currently contemplating going for an Athlon 64 system. However, I'll primarily be using a Linux-based OS (Gentoo, namely), so I need to know how well the chipsets are supported currently. I'd really like to go Via - but the crummy KT890 / VT8237 combo sucks - mainly due to the lack of

Re: How's the nforce4 support in Linux?

2005-03-24 Thread Asfand Yar Qazi
Arjan van de Ven wrote: * hardware firewall -- sounds silly. Pretty sure Linux doesn't support it in any case. probably just one of those things implemented in the binary drivers in software, just like the hardware IDE raid is most of the time (3ware being the positive exception there)

Re: How's the nforce4 support in Linux?

2005-03-24 Thread Asfand Yar Qazi
Asfand Yar Qazi wrote: Arjan van de Ven wrote: * hardware firewall -- sounds silly. Pretty sure Linux doesn't support it in any case. probably just one of those things implemented in the binary drivers in software, just like the hardware IDE raid is most of the time (3ware being the positive

Re: [OT] Re: How's the nforce4 support in Linux?

2005-03-24 Thread Asfand Yar Qazi
Pawel Sikora wrote: OT Do You really need nforce4? Maybe sis76[01]GX will be enough? :-) http://www.sis.com/products/sis760gx.htm http://www.sis.com/pressroom/pressrelease_000184.htm /OT No, but I do need NCQ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a

Re: [OT] Re: How's the nforce4 support in Linux?

2005-03-24 Thread Asfand Yar Qazi
Lennart Sorensen wrote: On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 10:33:03AM +, Asfand Yar Qazi wrote: No, but I do need NCQ Perhaps a stupid question... but: Why do you _need_ NCQ? If you need it that badly (not sure why anyone would), you could always get SCSI or a 3ware controller. For the novelty value