Re: Linux 3.10-rc4

From: Mikael Pettersson
Date: Mon Jun 03 2013 - 05:12:37 EST


Randy Dunlap writes:
> On 06/02/13 01:45, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> >
> > Another week, another -rc. But this time (at least for now) only as a git
> > tree - for people actually using the tar-balls and patches, I apologize,
> > but I'm a complete moron, and didn't install kup, its perl dependencies,
> > and my kup release scripts on the pixel before the trip.
> >
> > And while I can read and write email, and git is fine with just a few
> > (flaky) kB/s internet throughput I have access to right now, installing
> > the perl packages etc seems to be a pipe dream.
> >
> > I suspect nobody actually uses the tar-balls and patches, since git is so
> > much more convenient and efficient, so hopefully nobody cares. But I'll
> > rectify the lack eventually. Hopefully within a day or two, as my "yum
> > update" actually completes. And if not in a day or two, then when I get
> > back home a few days later.
>
> I still use tarballs and patches, fwiw.

As do I. For this one time the lack of a patch file is no big deal, but
please don't discontinue them permanently.

/Mikael
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