[plug] Realtek NIC and SuSE

[Andrew Furey]

> 8139too has been the standard RealTek 8139x driver
> for some time...

Out of interest, does anyone know _why_ that is? I've
been wondering for a while, particularly in light of
this:

http://www.scyld.com/network/rtl8139.html#8139too

Sure, it might be seen as simple whingeing on Donald's
part ("Nobody wants to use my driver any more! Boo
hoo!"), but his points do seem valid...

Or is there something I don't know about, such as his
being too busy to maintain the old one?

Andrew

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