Re: As 2.0 looms (fwd)

Ulrich Windl (Ulrich.Windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de)
Thu, 25 Apr 1996 08:06:30 +0200


On 24 Apr 96 at 7:36, Jim Nance wrote:

> Forwarded message:
> > Date: Mon, 22 Apr 96 21:33 BST
> > From: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox)
> > Subject: As 2.0 looms
>
> > Firstly we need to categorise each existing "Alpha", "experimental" or whatever
> > driver appropriately. Some drivers marked ALPHA are most definitely not now
> > ALPHA. Other stuff like the masquerade proxy agents and multicast routing
> > need to be ALPHA clearly.
>
> One thing that can be slightly confusing is that there is an architecture
> named alpha, and a quality estimate called alpha. So when the configure
> script asks something like:
>
> Kernel/User network link driver(ALPHA) (CONFIG_NETLINK) [N/y/?]

The one "ALPHA" is "DEC_ALPHA" for me. Or we use "EXPERIMENTAL" for
the other "alpha". What about a replace before 2.0 is out?

>
> Your not really sure if it means that its of ALPHA quality or only runs
> on the ALPHA. Im not sure if this is enough of a problem to fix, but I
> though I would point it out.
>
> Jim