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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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  reply	other threads:[~2004-08-27 21:37 UTC|newest]

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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