From: Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux>
Subject: Re: Old Hardware
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On Thu, 19 Dec 2024 23:48:22 +0000, vallor wrote:

> 
> Linux Mint:
> 
> $ modinfo floppy | head -15 filename:      
> /lib/modules/6.12.6/kernel/drivers/block/floppy.ko alias:         
> block-major-2-*
> license:        GPL description:    Normal floppy disk support author:  
> 
> If my system had a floppy disk, it would be "plug and play".
> 

But where are you going to plug it?

Holy moley!  Your kernel must contain HUNDREDS of modules that you NEVER
have a need to use.

That's the mainstream distro strategy: build everything and build it 
according to the lowest denominator specs and then heap a ton of security
on top of the mess.


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