FLAME____ Why is the kernel source not included

[Tom Taylor]

Well, if you want the OS to hold your hand like windows, go back to it.


On Thursday 14 October 2004 21:11, Ken Johanson wrote:
> Answer not needed, I'm keenly aware of the politics behind this.
>
> But I'd forgotten about this "issue" and spent my time trying out what I
> though must be a viable distro...
>
> But since it didnt detect my DGE-530 NIC, and the drivers that Dlink
> kindly provides need to be compiled, I'm SCREWED by the politics because
> a bunch of headers and fundamantal-to-any-Linux kernel source is not
> installed. Thats right, the most rudimentary component of the system
> besides the kernel itslef, not placed in /usr/src/linux. Flame*Nuclear.
>
> And it doesnt exist as an option under the add-remove app's so called..
> but FAR FROM complete.. "developent tools" section either.
>
> Be giving Suse, Mandrake, etc another look. No time for Redhat games.
>
> -PS anyone who wants to waste keytrokes telling me that *I* should
> research some Redhat specific way of getting the kernel - even if its
> obtusely hidden on a disk... dont bother.

-- 
Tom Taylor
registered linux user #263467

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful - and so are we,"
"They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our
people - and neither do we." - George W. Bush, Aug 2004