Re: What the h-ll.. [Was: Re: A module bug in 2.2.1?]

Marcin Dalecki (dalecki@cs.net.pl)
Fri, 05 Feb 1999 01:41:52 +0100


Bjorn Ekwall wrote:
>
> Marcin Dalecki (dalecki@cs.net.pl) wrote:
>
> > Since I wrote modprobe and depmod I know at least what they where doing
> > until the 2.1.45 relase.
>
> Just to clear things up: modprobe and depmod was originally written by
> Jaques Gelinas <jack@solucorp.qc.ca> and noone else!
> I worked very closely with him during those days, since I was the maintainer
> of the "modules-x.y.z" series, so I know this for a fact.
>
> The version in the modutils package is really just a port from C++ to C.
> I have no problems recognizing my own code even if the comments were changed.

So you must have a very wide sense of recognition. Maybe the manual
page?
Or what?

> That the copyright notices in the original suddenly vanished, as well as any
> mention of Jacques or me (or even a credit) was perhaps an effect of a flawed
> automatic port??? I mean, in C++ comments are marked with "//", not "/*",
> so the credits just happened to get lost in the process???
> I don't like to start using words like "stealing", but I'm very close to do it.

You are just telling lies and insults.

> I'll not bother to comment the rest of your post, since I'm angry enough already.

Ah so you are the one responsible for the shit peace of design the whole
system was before and still is in some wide areas...
And you are the dilletantic C++ coder... Pitty Linus incuded the first
module system at all. Now everybody is somehow forced
to maintain "compatibility" with it.

--Marcin

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