Messages in this thread | | | From | Denis Vlasenko <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] README (resend) - Explain new 2.6.xx.x version number | Date | Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:01:21 +0300 |
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On Wednesday 15 September 2004 05:40, Randy.Dunlap wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On Tue, 14 Sep 2004, Daniel Andersen wrote: > >> This one ended up in the void last time without any comments. > > > > The funny thing is by the time people managed to apply the patch > > correctly, they don't need to read the README anymore. > > That's correct for this time. However, if they have other kernel > trees (in the future) with this patch applied, it can help. > > > Seriously, without knowing about the pre-patches, what would you expect > > about the patch order if you found the patches 2.6.8, 2.6.8.1, 2.6.9? > > We have evidence that it's confusing to more than one person.
Using 2.6.8-fix1 instead of 2.6.8.1 could avoid such problems. -- vda
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