On Monday 29 Sep 2008 9:53:45 am p.sriram wrote: > Kenneth Gonsalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I have a confession to make: I have shamelessly used linux since 1995 and > > have never contributed a patch to the kernel. Even worse, I dont know C. > > So, boycott me. Hate me. Kick me. Ban me. > > your offer is acceptable. but, wait. we can do all that only if you peddle > your own linux distribution, no?
the question is this: 1. Ubuntu has patched the kernel, the patch is available in their repositories under GPL and there is nothing to prevent the maintainers of the kernel from pulling in the patches or 2. Ubuntu has patched the kernel and has not made the patches available or 3. Ubuntu has only made around a 100 patches to the kernel which they have contributed upstream. if 1 or 3 are the case, there is no room for criticism. If 2 is the case, then they are bad guys. You cannot insist on a distro patching more of the kernel than they need. So even if I release my own distro - I can assure you that I will not be patching the kernel, and no one can fault me for this. -- regards KG http://lawgon.livejournal.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
