From: Ian R. <id...@us...> - 2003-06-03 17:16:19
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Linus Torvalds wrote: > To me modules are either > - "distribution kernels" (either things like RedHat/SuSE, or just local > MIS distrubutions) > - development (load a module, test, unload, fix, load again) > > and make zero sense otherwise when you have full sources. We also have our binary driver updates to think about. It's bad enough that we have to rebuild a kernel module on the user's system at install time. If we had to rebuild the whole kernel, people would pitch fits. :) |