Re: What is a Kernel?
On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Jacob Kuntz wrote:
> from the secret journal of Moshe Zadka (moshez@math.huji.ac.il):
> > Yes, but for some strange reason, there is also a package called
> > kernel-source.
> > I mentioned we have it so no one will shout "but people won't be able
> > to compile their own kernel".
> >
>
> kernel-source contains the source code for a given kernel version.
>
> kernel-package contains tools for creating custom debian packages for
> installing a specific kernel configuration on many machines.
So what is kernel-source there for? There isn't a package called
fileutils-source, for example?
I understand the current situation in Debian just fine, I just don't
/like/ it: the kernel is a strange special case. Special cases
are bad by definition.
--
Moshe Zadka <moshez@math.huji.ac.il>
There is no IGLU cabal.
http://advogato.org/person/moshez
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