On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 02:04:50PM +0100, devzero@web.de wrote:
So IMO this would only be useful for private use.
i don`t think so - at least i wouldn`t say it`s only usefule for private use if you mean "home use"
- think of developing countries where people cannot afford replacing
their ram because of just "one bit out of millions" is bad
I don't know about service contracts and warranties in such countries. So maybe you're right.
- think of companies with large test/development environments which
are not mission critical. we have many boxes out of service contract at work - and we still use them until they die or getting too old
This is a rare business case IMO, because when the boxes are out of service contracts they get replaced or disposed, usually. But I've seen such boxes, too ;-)
- think of a server which constantly crashes during a recover you try
with grml - due to bad ram. should you really buy new ram for that machine if it gets replaced, anyway - and you just need it being running stable for the recovery process ? maybe this is just a theoretical scenario, but the discussion about the pro`s and con`s of badram patch is very controversial.
Most times it's sufficient to remove one RAM module and to continue with less RAM to recover. But you're right. This seems to be a good case, where it might be important for business, too.
Maybe I should rewrite "So IMO this would only be useful for private use" to "So IMO this would only be useful for private use and small business"
Anyway, if it's planned for mainline we should wait for it.
greets Jimmy