kernel source code

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Wed Mar 30 22:39:51 UTC 2005


What is missing from the headers -> the kernel source code!

>From: Alexander Boström <abo at kth.se>
>Reply-To: Development discussions related to Fedora Core 
><fedora-devel-list at redhat.com>
>To: Development discussions related to Fedora Core 
><fedora-devel-list at redhat.com>
>Subject: Re: kernel source code
>Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:48:22 +0200
>
>ons 2005-03-30 klockan 12:48 +0000 skrev not disclosed:
>
> > I am detecting a degree of hostility from the posts I have received,
>
>Yes, because you only state your personal preference, without including
>any *new* arguments. We've had the discussion before. If you want to
>actually make an impression and convince people that you're worth
>listening to you need to concentrate on *new* arguments that people
>haven't heard before, and you also need to show that you are aware of
>the whole picture.
>
>For example, do you know that the distribution is on a very tight space
>budget? If you want a 30M package to be included, you really need to say
>what other package should be excluded instead. (An no, saying "add
>another CD" isn't useful, because that's another discussion we've had
>already.)
>
>This is a good start which you should have included in you first mail:
>
> > Just so you all know - yes I do need the whole source code to compile my
> > drivers
>
>But it would be nice to know what exactly it is that's missing from the
>headers package.
>
>If your argument really is "I need to compile my own kernel but I don't
>want to learn how to build RPM:s" then you should just say so.
>
>/abo
>
>
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