Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 14 May 1998 06:20:04 +0200 (MET DST) | From | "Michael L. Galbraith" <> | Subject | Re: Why from there? |
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On Wed, 13 May 1998, Riley Williams wrote:
> Hi Michael. > > >> PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE start including the kernel version in the > >> base directory in the tarballs !!! I'd much sooner see a tarball > >> create the directory "linux-2.1.102" than the directory "linux" !!! > > > Why is that a big deal worth shouting about? If a person can't > > untar a source tree without screwing it up, they need to practice > > taring anyway - very soon they'll need this skill to rebuild their > > system :) > > In other words, you don't mind dealing with phantom bug reports caused > by somebody untarring a new distribution on top of an old one, then > compiling the result and ending up with a mixture of units from the > old and new kernels which just don't work together? > > Personally, I'm of the opinion that Linus and the alpha team probably > have enough problems dealing with genuine bugs without having to wade > through these phantom ones as well...I know that I'm most certainly in > that position... > > Best wishes from Riley. >
In other words I think that this is a non-argument to a non-problem.
Actually, I don't mind dealing with such problems. People sometimes post things to this list because they _think_ they need guru level help. If I know that they don't, and suspect they are likely to receive silence (gurus being BUSY folks), I step forward - offline.
Phantom problems? They're certainly not phantom to the person who is experiencing them. Help someone with one of these problems, and they become able to help themselves - and may help others.
I can't recall a single instance of a GURU bitching a newbie out for posting to this list. I suspect that they _remember_, and accept that they have to dig through some rubble to get to the gold.
BTW, your mailer is buggy.. it added a public cc to a private mail.
-Mike
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