From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 20065 invoked from network); 27 Aug 2004 21:37:39 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 27 Aug 2004 21:37:39 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1C0oPj-0001UJ-6y for arch-gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 21:37:39 +0000 Received: (qmail 22679 invoked by uid 89); 27 Aug 2004 21:37:38 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 7849 invoked from network); 27 Aug 2004 21:37:38 +0000 From: Paul de Vrieze To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 23:37:39 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.7 References: <412CD487.5040705@gentoo.org> <200408271552.39450.pauldv@gentoo.org> <1093632654.5253.25.camel@cgianelloni.nuvox.net> In-Reply-To: <1093632654.5253.25.camel@cgianelloni.nuvox.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200408272337.39208.pauldv@gentoo.org> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] devleopment sources are no longer 'development' - example X-Archives-Salt: e1813c26-74bb-4bc5-942d-55e2f34a6c9a X-Archives-Hash: 510db5dcb2d61c20ade3daaf4031224b 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 -- Paul de Vrieze Gentoo Developer Mail: pauldv@gentoo.org Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list