Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] appletalk: move the protocol out of tree
From: Carsten Strotmann <hidden>
Date: 2026-06-16 07:22:07
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Hi, I'm a user of AppleTalk and other "Retro"-Features in the Linux Kernel. On 16 Jun 2026, at 2:55, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
We can complain about the AI slop til the cows comes home. I don't like it, you don't like it. What difference does it make? If y'all have real solutions please share. Complaining about "commercial interests" and "nuk[ing] everything in a panic reaction" is not helpful.
the solution, as Adrian pointed out, is to leave these features in the Linux kernel but have them disabled by default. Maybe put a warning message in the kernel config tools that people should only enable these if they know what they are doing. These "retro"-features should not pose any security risk of they are not compiled into a kernel. Greetings Carsten