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SubjectRe: 2.1.131: some quality thoughts


On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, Ulrich Windl wrote:

> (I'm not subscribed here)
>
> Hello,
>
> after upgrading my home system significantly, I was able to work on
> the 2.1.131 tree. Using CVS I have a few problems:
>
> /usr/src/linux/net/core is ignored by CVS standards. Shipping a
> ".cvsignore" in the kernel tree is not an optimal sulution, because
> the logic is inverted, and there's no ".cvsinclude" per concept.
>
> I know that it's ugly, but could "core" be renamed before 2.2 comes
> out? Possible candidated might be "netcore", "kern[el]", "nucleus",
> "base". A symbolic link could be added to tar archives to support the
> old name if necessary.

Amongst other possibilities (listed as synonims by dict(1)) are:

substance, center, essence, gist, heart, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub,
pith, sum, nitty-gritty.

I think "pith" and "nitty-gritty" are the best candidates :)

Regards,
Tigran.


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