> > Based on 1) 2) and 3), I predict that raw devices will be standard on any
> > "serious" linux distribution by the way of a vendor added kernel patch. It
> > doesn't really matter if the patches aren't in the "official" kernel tree.
> >
>
> *groan*
>
> ... and there was Net2 and then NetBSD which begat OpenBsd and FreeBSD....
>
> Separate trees and confusion does not help us. Sigh.....
It's not another tree, it's just some vendor additions maintained as a
patch not a tree.
Look at the "big" distributions - how many of those do you think ship
vanilla, unaltered 2.0.x kernels? Not many, if any, to save you the
trouble of looking.
Chris
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