Re: downloading only diffs from kernel-source update?
On 2004-02-24, Colin Watson penned:
>>
>> Well, not necessarily "better", but the simpler thing to do is just
>> not use apt and Debian's packages for kernel management. Instead,
>> manage that yourself, especially if you recompile your own kernel
>> anyway. I'll be flamed for going against the "Debian Way", but I
>> have yet to see a meaningful advantage to handling the kernel in the
>> "Debian Way",
>
> I've always thought the whole "Debian Way" business was faintly
> ridiculous anyway. If it works for you, use it, but we've always
> supported people rolling their own, even when it'd be convenient to do
> otherwise (e.g. no dependencies from normal binaries on kernel-image
> packages).
And thank you for that! Maybe I'm just lazy, but I've never seen reason
to go beyond the generic linux kernel compile instructions. (I *have*
moved to getting the source from debian, though.)
> "Debian Way" always sounded a bit too religious for me. :-) If there's
> such a thing at all, then it's probably choice.
I think of the "debian way" as open, free as in freedom, and without
profit motive.
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monique
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