Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 12 Oct 2001 10:35:30 -0700 | From | J Sloan <> | Subject | Re: [OT] Re: Which kernel (Linus or ac)? |
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After this post we should take it offline and let the s/n ratio on lkml settle back down to a dull roar - apologies for the noise, this is the last post on this dead horse.
"T. A." wrote:
> Oh I could deal with all of the problems as well. But after a good bit > of recompiling, patching, upgrading, backtracking the things done in the > "Redhat" way
You may have a point with 7.0, but 7.1 was not that bad - and in any case, just applying the RH updates fixed the problems.
> which many times don't match the man pages, as well as undoing > the "Redhat" way annoyances I just end up with a variation of my own hand > built distribution.
To each his own - choice is a wonderful thing, isn't it?
> And once I have to replace the system experimental C > library and compiler it just get even more ridicules.
Experimental? What you call experimental, I call (and my customers call) fully functional and fully supported.
Using gcc-2.96 on the 40+ RH boxes I have scattered around the southwest has shown no problems, despite all the outrage from anti gcc-2.96 activists.
Here is a heads-up for the benefit of those wondering about gcc-2.96:
http://www.bero.org/gcc296.html
cu
jjs
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