Re: Debian patches

[Darik Horn <dajhorn@vanadac.com>]

> I understand number 3, but... what are numbers 1 and 2 ??  8-?

The bk series is from the Bit Keeper repository, a tool that Marcello 
Tosatti (and other kernel developers) use for source code control.

The ac series is from Alan Cox, which tends to have cutting-edge stuff.

Numerous people maintain their own kernel trees, they usually append 
their initials to the tarballs that they release.


Joan Tur wrote:
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> Hallo!
>
> Having a look at http://www.linuxhq.com I can see that 2.4.22 is the last 
> stable 2.4 kernel, and there are 3 different patches available:
>
> 1. 2.4.22-bk20,
> 2. 2.4.22-ac3,
> 3. 2.4.23-pre4
>
> I understand number 3, but... what are numbers 1 and 2 ??  8-?
>
> Thanks.
>
> PD  the only thing I'm sure about is that in 2.4.22-ac3 I have found 
> Centrino's speedstep support  ;)
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