Caitlyn Martin wrote the article. She contributes to the project. Tom -----Original Message----- From: frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tony Germano Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 14:18 To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [frgeek-michiana] VL-Hot and HAL http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2009/02/vl-hot-a-non-polling-alternati.html I ran across this article that does a good job of explaining the differences between VL-Hot and HAL (used for autodetection of removable devices.) It also very clearly states that a limitation of VL-Hot is that it can not automount an inserted CD like HAL can. I know this was a problem we ran into at the warehouse. The author states that the extra polling that HAL does in order to be able to automount a CD creates a noticable burden on the system. I have my doubts that even on the older P3s we're using this would be noticable. Regardless, I think the minimal cpu hit from HAL is worth not having to train users how to mount a CD before they can open it. Tony _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/** This list is PUBLICLY archived. ** PLEASE don't post personal or sensitive information unless you wish for it to be in the public domain. To visit the main website for Free Geek Michiana go to http://www.freegeekmichiana.org To post to the list send email to frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx The archive is available at //www.freelists.org/archives/frgeek-michiana/ You may unsubscribe or change your list settings by going to the list website at //www.freelists.org/webpage/frgeek-michiana ** This list is PUBLICLY archived. ** PLEASE don't post personal or sensitive information unless you wish for it to be in the public domain. To visit the main website for Free Geek Michiana go to http://www.freegeekmichiana.org To post to the list send email to frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx The archive is available at //www.freelists.org/archives/frgeek-michiana/ You may unsubscribe or change your list settings by going to the list website at //www.freelists.org/webpage/frgeek-michiana