On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 22:32, eddie wrote: > Sometime it's this type of thinking that holds Mandrakesoft back, in my > opinion. If the mm kernel is better (working without a hitch) why > wouldn't MDK use it?
Because it isn't a kernel they have tested. Contrary to popular rumour, Mandrakesoft is not a bucket shop. They have serious grade enterprise clients who would not be very happy with a kernel created recently by a non-Mandrakesoft employee becoming the default. > So what that the kernel team didn't come up with > it, if it is a better working kernel, USE IT! The same goes for Thomas' > kernel, it seems to be going very well. If MDK won't/can't use these > improvements I think their vision is rather narrow. I have been under > the impression that if "Joe" can build a better "mousetrap" at least > take a look at it without condemning it to "contrib". What is this > monolithic "contrib" and "main"? If someone could enlighten me as to > what rules make this up, I would glady listen. My 2 cents Edward A > Mihalow Jr-Silver Club Member Very simple rules. Stuff maintained by a Mandrakesoft employee and which Mandrakesoft are willing to guarantee support for goes in main. Everything else goes in contrib or plf. Simple enough for you? -- adamw
