Hoyt wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tom Berkley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 11:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [expert] Question on process / how things get into Mandrake
>
> > One of the most wonderful parts of linux is having access to the source
> > code. When you find something that does not work and you fix it. Its
> > yours. You do not have to wait for the Keepers of the Documents to pass
> > judgement on your work and put it in a future release. It's yours now. I
> > have found so many bugs in old compilers, that it almost drove me nuts
> > finding work arounds. Now when I find a problem, I fix it, recompile the
> > software and run it. Its ssssssssooooooooooooooooooooo sweet! Life is
> > good with linux.
> >
>
> That's great to fix it for you, but it's even better if you fix it for the
> rest of us. An excellent example of fixing and improving is LILo version 22.
> It seems that the "official" LILO keeper was/is not available to to pass
> judgement on teh use of extended BIOS calls in the new version, so the
> programmer just released it to the community.
>
> Still, there are dozens, if not hundreds and thousnads of little things that
> could be fixed so they don't cause trouble for those that haven't yet
> learned enough to troubleshoot and debug.
>
> Hoyt
>
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Hoyt
It sounds like you have found a mission in life as linux. As you see the
need, go for it. Its your project.
Tom
