Re: how to edit the kernel....make menuconfig???
On Sat, Mar 24, 2001 at 12:52:17PM -0800, Krzys Majewski wrote:
> ktb <x.y.f@home.com> writes:
>
> > > If these Debian patches are so great, why aren't they in the official
> > > kernel source?
> > >
> >
> > Because the patches didn't exist when 2.2 was released. That is the
> > nature of a patch. For the most part patches are created to fix
> > bugs that were unknown when the original was released.
>
> OK, so these are official kernel.org patches then? Or something else?
>
Yes, official.
> > > There's too many Unixes as it is, why have more than one Linux?
> > >
> >
> > Unix/Linux is a tool. Do you use only one tool when fixing a car? No, you
> > use the right tool for the right job.
> > kent
>
> Hm, not sure I buy this comparison. When fixing a car it's usually
> pretty clear whether you need an Allen key or a Philips screwdriver or
> whatever. The choice between Redhat and Debian, or even the choice
> between Solaris and GNU/Linux, is nowhere near this clear. I guess
> Unix is like a toolbox, except there are many different brands of
> tools and the various brands are only vaguely compatible with each
> other. If only it were possible, as you suggest, to pick and choose
> tools from various brands of toolboxes.. unfortunately, this doesn't
> work: you wouldn't normally take a Solaris box and add the Debian
> package manager to it, for example.
>
<snip>
Things become much more clear after you have researched and used the various
flavors. It is very clear to me why I use OpenBSD for firewalls and
very clear to me why I use Debian instead of Redhat for my workstations.
Just as clear as when I look at a screw and know I need an Allen wrench
or a Philips screwdriver. Some of these reasons are technical, some are
personal or more subjective. I did not suggest picking tools from
various brands of toolboxes. I suggested picking the tool. OpenBSD is
a good security "tool." Debian is a good workstation "tool."
You say that it is 'unfortunate that you can't add the Debian package
manager to Solaris.' This wish is partially why there are so many flavors
of unix out there. People build a new distro of Linux because they feel
that what is out there is less than what they want. Your very wish to "pick
and choose tools from various brands of toolboxes" is what has created
your frustration of wading through the various nuances of unix.
kent
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