Bruce Dubbs wrote these words on 04/29/06 00:10 CST: > Justin R. Knierim wrote: >> Sorry to keep dogging on you Bruce, but the patch should likely have the >> -1 version instead of -3. > > Sigh. Is there a technical reason or can we just let it be. The file > it patches hasn't changed since the year 2000.
Perhaps there isn't a technical reason, but there is a valid political reason. Such direct recalcitrance by a major player in the project seems to me would encourage others to do things their own way, even if that way may be a deviation from policy. -- Randy rmlscsi: [bogomips 1003.28] [GNU ld version 2.16.1] [gcc (GCC) 4.0.3] [GNU C Library stable release version 2.3.6] [Linux 2.6.14.3 i686] 07:21:00 up 34 days, 18:58, 1 user, load average: 0.04, 0.45, 0.54 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
