Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:42:50 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] wireless: fix regression caused by regulatory config option |
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On Sun 2008-10-26 21:22:16, Johannes Berg wrote: > On Sun, 2008-10-26 at 13:18 -0700, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > > > Is it common practice to have compatibility options default to > > > "y"? I'm not saying it shouldn't be, just wondering if it has been > > > traditionally? > > > > yes > > > > default should be "keep working as before" > > > > it's not always nice, especially if you're trying to get rid of some > > nasty stuff, but think of it this way: you should be able to use a > > new kernel on an existing distro, at least for a reasonable type of > > distro (eg something shipped in, say, the last 2 years). In this case: > > even Fedora 10 is not likely to work! > > Well, actually, it _ought_ to work fine, with a smaller set of channels,
Really? It will still break if your AP uses one of those channels, right?
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