Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Dynamic IP hack (PR#294) | Date | Wed, 21 Oct 1998 13:31:14 -0300 | From | Horst von Brand <> |
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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. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand mailto:vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513
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