On Sun, Jun 29, 2003 at 09:33:15PM -0400, Dan Jones wrote: > On Fri, 2003-06-27 at 15:15, Fabio Miranda Hamburger wrote: > > How can i get the source code of linux debian -stable? > > If I want to get it from a ftp mirror, what would be the full > > directory to reach it? > > No offense intended but your question either isn't very clear or > indicates that you do not understand the nature of a Linux > distribution. There is no source code to Linux Debian per se.
I kind of see your point but disagree; I'd say that the collection of all Debian source packages forms the source to Debian. > (Some distributions may provide a custom, patched kernel but they're > all based on the main kernel. I don't believe Debian does any custom > patches to their default kernel but I could be mistaken.) We do; the list is in some README file or other in /usr/share/doc in kernel-image packages. > Many, though not all, Debain packages have source packages. Every package in the Debian archive must have a source package. In the case of the contrib and non-free sections, it may be a faked-up source package which really contains binaries or an installer which goes to the net to download binaries. Every package in the main section has a real source package. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
