Re: kbuild 2.5 is ready for inclusion in the 2.5 kernel - take 3

Robert Love
2002-05-17T23:14:48Z

On Fri, 2002-05-17 at 15:59, Wayne.Brown@altec.com wrote:

> I have nothing against it being faster -- *as long as nothing about the way I
> use it changes.* Most of my kernel upgrades are done while I'm at work,
> programming, doing Solaris system admin, sitting in meetings, making phone
> calls, or any of the other things my employer is paying me to do. I have a cron
> job that checks kernel.org periodically and pops up a message on my screen when
> a new kernel patchset appears there. When that happens, I quickly switch to
> another virtual console, ftp the patch, and then:

So we should curb progress in the name of you not spending 2 minutes
rewriting your bash scripts or repopulating your bash history with new
commands?

Bah go away. I and most other people here are the exact opposite - give
us new features, less bugs, or innovation and we will surely change.
Otherwise we would still be in the stone age.

Robert Love