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From: pauls@css.itd.umich.edu (Paul Southworth)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Interim release of 386bsd 0.1?
Date: 7 Dec 1992 15:34:06 GMT
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In article <STARK.92Dec6110854@sbstark.cs.sunysb.edu> stark@cs.sunysb.edu (Gene Stark) writes:
>I would say, take the base 0.1 distribution, merge in those patches in the
>patchkit that are CRUCIAL for correct booting and operation of stuff like
>XFree86, make a kernel from this and supply this as the stock boot kernel.
>Do not merge in any of the more dubious patches and drivers, but include them
>on the disk with installation instructions for the hacker who wants to try
>them.

Except, of course, that many people don't care a whit about X.  It seems
to me that after all this yammering about whether kernels should be
patched or not, that it would make just as much sense to include maybe
three kernels in the kit.  Each kernel takes up around ~400k -- what
exactly would be the problem with including:

1. stock kernel
2. fully patched kernel
3. X kernel

Is space really that tight on this disk?

IMO, making room for kernels makes more sense than making room for
a copy of rogue or chess...


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