Re: Bloat thread...

david parsons (o.r.c@p.e.l.l.p.o.r.t.l.a.n.d.o.r.u.s)
31 Jan 1999 11:52:50 -0800

In article <linux.kernel.Pine.LNX.4.05.9901301538350.8112-100000@tahallah.demon.co.uk>,
Alex Buell <alex.buell@tahallah.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>On Sat, 30 Jan 1999, Michael Loftis wrote:
>
>> Since all of you seem to be closed-minded and convinced that nothing can be
>> done this is obviously the wrong place to discuss it.
>
>OK, fuckwit you asked for it.
>
>1) The size of the sources has nothing to do with the size of the compiled
>kernel.
>
>2) There's nothing stopping you from compiling the kernel on a better
>specified machine and copying the resulting binary to your under endowed
>machine

Not to be rude, but the man has already given a df of what he says
is his largest machine. If 43mb isn't large enough for a kernel
built on that machine, it doesn't seem that difficult to grasp the
concept that he doesn't have enough room to compile the kernel.

If you want to provide him with a `better machine', give him an
account on one of your machines and let him build kernels there.

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david parsons \bi/ Sheesh.
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