[fab] kernel modules

[Josh Boyer]

On Wed, 2006-09-20 at 15:53 -0400, Jesse Keating wrote:
>  
> keep the module building.  We're mostly software packagers here, not driver 
> developers.  Do we want to require our kmod packagers to be competent enough 
> to keep the module source building on a daily basis?  Fedora wants to stick 

IMHO, yes.  Or at least be willing to work with upstream to resolve
conflicts.  kmods are not something to be taken lightly, and that should
be stressed.

> close to upstream, but in this case, the kernel.org is the upstream.  
> Anything else is forks and branches that aren't part of the upstream.  Sounds 
> more like a case for Fedora Unstable or Fedora Bloody Edge Extras.  
> Definitely not something we want in an actual release.

There are arguments for a separate kernel repository.  Call it Fedora
Bloody Edge Extras You Better Not Enable This if you'd like.

josh