These two are for Rusty to answer.
> It seems that the final option, "Preemptible kernel", does
> not belong there. In fact, there seem to be a number of
> kernel-related, kind of hacking/debugging options, that
> could be collected in one place, like preemption, sysctl,
> hacking, executable file formats, etc. "Low-level kernel
> options", perhaps?
Should go to "General config" IMHO.
> Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA)
>
> First, there's no hint from that heading that hot-pluggable
> settings are hidden under there as well.
Well, PCMCIA pretty much suggests that, doesn't it?
> In addition, why does "Bus options" not include the USB bus,
> the I2C bus, FireWire, etc? A bus is a bus, isn't it?
Yes, this is a valid comment. Placing USB under "Bus options"
should be totally straightforward, but that one's for Greg KH
to decide.
> Multimedia devices
>
> How come "Sound" is not here? And (as we've already
> established), Radio Adapters is not a sub-entry of Video for
> Linux. :-) (And is there a reason why Amateur Radio Support
> and Radio Adapters are so far apart in the config menus?
Yeah, this one is a puzzle. <g>
> Wireless networking/protocols
>
> Yes, I realize there's no such category, but there *should*
> be, which would include:
>
> Wireless LAN (non ham-radio)
> Bluetooth
> IrDA
IrDA isn't necessarily networking, Bluetooth either.
Wireless LAN is where it should be.
> anyway, just some observations from someone who doesn't
> know any better.
Thanks.
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