On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 11:44:45PM +0200, Marco d'Itri wrote: > On Oct 21, Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> wrote: > > Your message would seem less confrontational if you would deign to explain > > *why* Linux-specific kernel features are important in a ping implementation. > Because features like ping -M are of invaluable help when investigating > issues more complex than "is $host alive?", and I do not want to lose > them in favour of support for they toy Debian port of the day. > There is nothing wrong with toys, everybody have some, but they are not > supposed to interfere with important stuff. Ok, thanks for the clarification. I'm sure many here had no idea what features/options in the current ping are dependent on Linux kernel headers. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. vorlon@debian.org http://www.debian.org/
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