Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 17 Apr 2002 09:38:46 +0200 | From | Martin Dalecki <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.5.8 IDE 36 |
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Linus Torvalds wrote: > > On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Richard Gooch wrote: > >>What I object to is the removal of a feature that people depend on, >>*without a replacement being made available prior to removal*. If you >>want to remove a feature, build the replacement *first*. Don't remove >>the feature and say "the rest of you can pick up the pieces". > > > Hey, that happens all the time - look how many times VFS changes have made > various filesystems unusable (including yours ;)
Another example from the real world: Do you always have to elect democratically a new president, before you assult the bad dictator?
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