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SubjectPackages that should be updated along with 2.0
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Hi,

I can't think of anywhere else to make this request, so I
apologize ahead of time if linux-kernel isn't the appropriate
place.
Anyway, I think that two packages should be kept up to
date around the release time of Linux 2.0, just so that distributors
won't be left behind with broken stuff:

1) LILO. The current 18dev3 works well in most cases except for
floppy boot disks (sorry, I don't have an error log with me right now).
If distributors aer to take full advantage of bzImage+initrd, then
a release version of LILO 18 should be made available to them
ahead of time.

2) procps. I've read reports that procps 0.99a gives segfaults
with "ps -t". The Documentation/Changes file also warns of
a change in the kernel which broke the new procps. We need to
have a procps update so that we a flock of newbies won't come
running to us and asking: "Why doesn't ps work with Slackware 96?"
or "Help! top in Red Hat 4.0 is broken!"

Just my $0.02. Keep up the good work with Linux.

--
Arthur D. Jerijian | Quote under construction
jerijian@seas.ucla.edu |
a540adj@helios.math.ucla.edu |
adj@ucla.edu |


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