Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Sun, 27 Nov 2005 17:30:15 +0100 | | From | Jesper Juhl <> | | Subject | Re: linux-2.6.14.tar.bz2 permissions |
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On 11/27/05, David Brown <dmlb2000@gmail.com> wrote: > > It certainly is not an excuse, but at least it my explain why nobody > > noticed it before you :-) > > Thanks for the info and suggestions ;) > I trust Linus enough to compile a kernel as root... but maybe that's just me ;)
Well, Linus makes mistakes like everyone else. Besides, he himself also recommends that people build kernels as non-root :
"I would suggest that people who compile new kernels should: ... - compile the kernel in their own home directory, as their very own selves. No need to be root to compile the kernel. You need to be root to _install_ the kernel, but that's different. "
see http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0007.3/0587.html for the source of that quote.
> (or maybe I trust that I can fix anything that can fsck up my system > even with root perms ;)) > > I agree compiling the kernel as a non-root user is perfered but > sometimes it doesn't happen that way... > > - David Brown
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