Re: [RFC] Flat /lib/modules/`uname -r`

From: Ricky Beam (jfbeam@bluetopia.net)
Date: Sat Apr 22 2000 - 16:11:11 EDT

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    On Sat, 22 Apr 2000, Keith Owens wrote:
    >But users do not do this. Instead we get mail about "my cdrom is not
    >detected" because the ide code was moved to a new modules directory.
    >Relying on users to make manual changes because of a kernel upgrade has
    >an unacceptably high failure rate.

    This is simply a fact of life: if you update the kernel, then you have to
    update a few other things. We even provide this information in the kernel
    Documentation.

    No one can prevent people from being stupid.

    --Ricky

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