From: Paul de Vrieze <pauldv@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] devleopment sources are no longer 'development' - example
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 23:37:39 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200408272337.39208.pauldv@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1093632654.5253.25.camel@cgianelloni.nuvox.net>
On Friday 27 August 2004 20:50, Chris Gianelloni wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-08-27 at 09:52, Paul de Vrieze wrote:
> > This is also where the profiles come in. The default profile would mask
> > the 2.6 series of the kernel so users will not be surprised by such a big
> > update.
>
> ...and how would you run a machine with both if one were masked by the
> profile? A user should not be required to change profiles to change
> kernels.
Well, the "higher" or 2.6 profile would allow both. If the change is "no
problem" enough then a new profile would not be necessary, but at least for
x86 the 2.6 kernel is still a bit experimental. Normal users should not be
automatically updated.
Paul
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Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-08-25 18:03 [gentoo-dev] devleopment sources are no longer 'development' - example Travis Tilley
2004-08-25 18:18 ` Heiko Vogel
2004-08-25 18:22 ` Greg KH
2004-08-25 18:34 ` Ioannis Aslanidis
2004-08-25 19:40 ` Greg KH
2004-08-25 20:00 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2004-08-25 20:05 ` Stephen P. Becker
2004-08-25 20:13 ` Tom Wesley
2004-08-25 20:13 ` Greg KH
2004-08-25 22:41 ` Chris Gianelloni
2004-08-25 23:49 ` Greg KH
2004-08-26 14:04 ` Chris Gianelloni
2004-08-27 13:52 ` Paul de Vrieze
2004-08-27 18:50 ` Chris Gianelloni
2004-08-27 21:37 ` Paul de Vrieze [this message]
2004-08-27 22:11 ` Chris Gianelloni
2004-08-25 20:16 ` Mike Williams
2004-08-27 13:46 ` Paul de Vrieze
2004-08-26 6:32 ` Will Buckner
2004-09-01 4:09 ` Terje Kvernes
2004-08-25 18:47 ` Chris Gianelloni
2004-08-25 18:57 ` Marius Mauch
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