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Robert Steinmetz AIA wrote:
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> Minix support seems unecessary. 

It's mainly used for floppies now.

> There may be other loadable file systems which might 
> be unecessary and may save some kernel memory, 

Unnecessary for most users, but it's nice to have a 
module available for those who need it.

> smbfs woudl I think be very useful.

Yes, very useful for some.  However, to keep the kernel
tight and fast, I prefer to use modules for such things.  
Not everyone needs a SMB, CDrom, or NFS capability.
Why clog up their kernels with unneeded capabilities?

Cheers,
Steven

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