Bug#219582: ITP: linux -- Linux 2.4 kernel

[Robert Millan <zeratul2@wanadoo.es>]

On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 09:54:32AM -0600, Marcelo E. Magallon wrote:
>  > It's not "cosmetic". The point is it has a completely different
>  > packaging style and philosophy. I want to package the Linux kernel in
>  > the same way the rest of Debian is packaged, that's all.
> 
>  Until now you have failed to provide a reason for that, other than
>  cosmetic reasons.

See:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200311/msg00414.html

>  Please _define_ your target user base,

Those who like the advantages described in:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200311/msg00414.html

>  _That_ is the point of your packaging: you don't like the current
>  packaging for whatever reason and want a different one.  I hope you
>  don't mind Mesa's packaging, because I'd be rather pissed if suddenly
>  someone comes with the great idea of creating mesa-cdbs just for the
>  sake of it.  If someone wants to work on such a thing I won't stop
>  them.  If they send patches I'll look at them.  But it will take a good
>  deal of talking to convince me that that _per se_ is better.

Read what the current Linux kernel maintainer says:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200311/msg00452.html

>  So, your package _can't_ be the default kernel package, because that
>  needs to be supported on all architectures the installer supports.
>  Which makes me wonder again: what is your target userbase?

Those who like the advantages described in:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200311/msg00414.html

-- 
Robert Millan

"[..] but the delight and pride of Aule is in the deed of making, and in the
thing made, and neither in possession nor in his own mastery; wherefore he
gives and hoards not, and is free from care, passing ever on to some new work."

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