Re: [RFC] Flat /lib/modules/`uname -r`

From: Ricky Beam (jfbeam@bluetopia.net)
Date: Sat Apr 22 2000 - 15:11:11 EST


On Sat, 22 Apr 2000, Keith Owens wrote:
>But users do not do this. Instead we get mail about "my cdrom is not
>detected" because the ide code was moved to a new modules directory.
>Relying on users to make manual changes because of a kernel upgrade has
>an unacceptably high failure rate.

This is simply a fact of life: if you update the kernel, then you have to
update a few other things. We even provide this information in the kernel
Documentation.

No one can prevent people from being stupid.

--Ricky

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Sun Apr 23 2000 - 21:00:21 EST