how to override kernel modules?

[Arjan van de Ven]

On Mon, 2004-06-14 at 20:22, Florin Andrei wrote:
> Of all operating systems i've dealt with so far, Linux seems to
> consistently choose the worst methods for installing new drivers,
> updating them, etc. Even Windows for Workgroups was better in this
> regard.

linux has a different driver model. Drivers are part of the kernel. Full
members, including being part of the kernel source code. This has
advantages for the programmers as well as for the users, for the former
it is easier to do changes and see users of interfaces etc, for the
later it means that 99.999% of the time the right drivers are just there
instead of having to search half the intranet for drivers.

The model also has the downside that non-bundled drivers are a bit of an
ignored stepchild....

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