Re: 2.1.118 Tons of oopes

Matthias Urlichs (smurf@noris.de)
27 Aug 1998 14:27:13 +0200

Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au> writes:
> People with binary-only drivers will have breakage either way with
> this change.
>
There are no binary-only drivers for 2.1 -- things change way too often.

> I don't see what the "benefit" to this intentional breakage is. I
> don't see a situation where it improves anything.
>
This is a development kernel. If you're not a developer, you're supposed
to stick with 2.0 or wait until your favorite distribution with 2.2 comes
out, whenever _that_ happens.

I agree, though, that some sort of documentation would have been a Good
Thing. :-/

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