VIA motherboards, was Re: [plug] DVD and IDE problem fixer for new mobos

[Mike Holland]

John Knight wrote:
> My mobo is the ever so catchy named WinFast K8M890M2MA. If it aint 
> broke, don't fix it, but with new kernels from the last few months, 
> these features are actually starting to be used but not always good 
> results. I'd say it's not just my mobo.

There are many motherboards, but few chipsets.
That one is a VIA.
Isn't that considered a bad idea for linux?