use of downloaded SRPMS

[Mike A. Harris]

John Reiser wrote:
> On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 05:36:52 -0500  Mike A. Harris asked:
> 
>>1) How many people actually download the SRPMS disk images?
>>
>>2) How many people actually really use them for anything?
> 
> 
> I download the SRPMS for RHEL, and for non-test releases of Fedora Core.
> I frequently modify and rebuild (on both x86 and x86_64):
> 	kernel  (perfctr extension)
> 	glibc  (find and fix the bugs)
> and sometimes
> 	gcc  (dwarf2 unwind)
> 	wvdial,minicom,etc.  (dialup seems to be a forgotten
> 	                      stepchild, but it's still required)
> 
> I also burn a DVD of the SRPMS, and keep it as a defense against
> possible future license changes which might restrict my activities
> with respect to then-readily-available sources.

You downloaded the SRPM CDROM/DVD image and burned it, or you
downloaded the SRPMS directory from the ftp site?



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