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SubjectRe: Dynamic IP hack (PR#294)
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Chris Wedgwood <chris@cybernet.co.nz> said:
> On Tue, Oct 20, 1998 at 01:54:24PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:

> > I still believe this hack doesnt belong in 2.1.x

> But 2.1.x need something, as surely something is better than nothing.

It has been Linus' policy all along _not_ to allow kludges into the kernel,
but insist on clean solutions only. That's how linux came to be what it is
today.
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