From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16221 invoked by uid 1002); 9 Oct 2003 05:10:17 -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 18989 invoked from network); 9 Oct 2003 05:10:16 -0000 Message-ID: <3F84EDC8.5020408@gentoo.org> Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 01:10:32 -0400 From: Kumba Reply-To: kumba@gentoo.org User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.5) Gecko/20030925 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org References: <1065551047.19856.23.camel@nosferatu.lan> In-Reply-To: <1065551047.19856.23.camel@nosferatu.lan> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo volenteers to help with linuxabi X-Archives-Salt: 6e986704-1789-42c0-bd47-209e0a127f41 X-Archives-Hash: 662a5f5d7da5f0adf9c99e410d5dae06 Martin Schlemmer wrote: > Hi > > As those who fiddle with 2.5 and now 2.6 kernels know, there is some > breakage due to kernel headers changing. Now, according to the official > feelings LKML side, it should be fixed with headers that only contain > the user-land ABI. > > Up until now, there has not been much response in "who that know enouth > will lead this". But finally it seems Andries Brouwer have stepped up > to do or at least start the job. > > There was some discussion, but nothing definite from Linux yet. I do > however feel that it might be an good if some of us with free time, and > required knowledge of development and C might lend a hand ? > > Now please do understand, I have not yet talked to Andries, and Linus > have not given his blessing yet, but I thought I should test the water > at least > > Comments ? > > > Thanks, Well, I'm far from what one could term as an expert in C or even the kernel, but I'd be willing to learn. It'd be interesting I'm sure. This is an issue that really looks like it needs to be resolved, so the more people who chip in and help to devise a solution to this issue. --Kumba -- "Such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere." --Elrond -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list