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Received: from groovyland.interaccess.com (root@nb-dyna104.interaccess.com [198.80.1.204]) by nacm.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) with ESMTP id TAA02666 for <executor@nacm.com>; Thu, 1 Dec 1994 19:26:42 -0800 Received: (from gregt@localhost) by groovyland.interaccess.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) id VAA07846; Thu, 1 Dec 1994 21:28:05 -0500 Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 21:28:04 -0500 From: Greg Turner <gregt@interaccess.com> Subject: Re: Linux kernel.. To: Mat Hostetter <iclone!mat@sloth.swcp.com> cc: executor@nacm.com In-Reply-To: <m0rDLFG-000GSiC@gwar.ardi.com> Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9412012128.A7840-0100000@groovyland.interaccess.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-executor@nacm.com Precedence: bulk On Thu, 1 Dec 1994, Mat Hostetter wrote: > Well, I doubt that "most" people use the very latest experimental > kernel releases from Finland. Those that do know that they're living > on the "bleeding edge" and they should expect some problems. However, > enough people do use such kernels that I'm picking up kernel 1.1.69 > and the kernel changelogs as I write this. This is the big problem for linux users. We want the experimental kernal because such-and-such a product won't run w/o it -- but chances are, something is broken in the experimental kernal. Personally, I find it to be lots of fun to watch things break and fix them after hours of hair-pulling anxiety and confusion. Then again, that could just be me :) -gmt ====================================================== "If you get confused just listen to the music play!" ======================================================