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Newsgroups: linux.dev.kernel Path: eesrjhc From: Roger Hill-Cottingham <eesrjhc@ee.bath.ac.uk> Subject: Re: URGENT: A Plea to the owners of linux.dev.kernel Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: eesrjhc@bath.ac.uk (Verified by Kerberos) Organization: University of Bath Message-ID: <3343B0AC.41C6@ee.bath.ac.uk> References: <199704021759.MAA00370@jenolan.caipgeneral> <Pine.LNX.3.95.970402144244.662A-100000@hulk.oit.unc.edu> X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (X11; I; OSF1 V2.0 alpha) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: tobi.bath.ac.uk Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 13:27:43 GMT
Terence J. McDevitt wrote: > > I subscribed to this list because I saw the name "linux-kernel". > To me, this name does not imply development only questions. So when I ask > a question about upgrading to a newer kernel and everyone jumps all over > me about it, maybe there's a reason I'm posting a question like that. I > don't mind going to another list, but again, by the way it reads, this is > not a list devoted to developers... > > Terence J. McDevitt > > BTW - Thanks to all who have offered help without getting upset about > it...
Sorry, Terence, but what exactly did you think the 'dev' in linux.dev.kernel meant, if not developer (or development)?
I must say that I agree entirely with Todd Lewis's original posting.
Cheers, Roger.
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