Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 23 Nov 1998 14:19:00 +0000 (GMT) | From | Riley Williams <> | Subject | Re: The history of the Linux OS |
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Hi Simon.
>> Do you plan to archive non-x86 kernels, too? Sometimes their >> evolution was interesting, too (especially the older/first ports).
> as this contains a question - i'll answer - please don't expect > answers to mail messages that contain information although it is > very well appreciated, there are too many to reply individually - i > hope people understand
I understand that...
> anyway, i will archive all the kernels that i can find and make > them available for download - but not instantly - this will take > some time or organise and it is incidental to my task of writing a > history of the evolution of Linux
I've been looking into setting up a CVS tree that will contain the full kernel source history...
> looks like i'll have to work out how to get DVD's mastered i was > hoping to put stuff on CD - but a rough "back of fag^h^h^hcigarette > packet" (another term i cannot use any more because itis not PC) > calculation shows me that a CD or three will not be enough
Put them in a CVS archive, and you replace "sum of kernel source archive sizes" with "sum of upgrade patch file sizes", and thus massively reduce the size of the result...
I would suspect the result will fit on a ZipDisk, never mind a CD, but I'll not know for sure until I get it set up...
Are there any CVS experts out there?
Best wishes from Riley.
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