Re: As 2.0 looms (fwd)
linuxsys@ssg.com
Thu, 25 Apr 1996 12:36:22 GMT
Jim Nance writes:
> > 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/?]
>
> 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.
>
Amen!!! Hear, hear!!! Right on!!! I agree, even!!!
Rick