Re: [RFC] make localconfig

Thunder from the hill (thunder@lightweight.ods.org)
Sat, 24 Aug 2002 15:32:37 -0600 (MDT)


Hi,

On Sat, 24 Aug 2002, Thunder from the hill wrote:
> This is supposed to be a first step into a new direction where
> we no longer copy vendor kernels from the vendor CD to the system
> in the first position, but rather configure a new kernel for each
> system, hoping that somewhen the boxes will be fast enough to
> handle it in no time.

Let me be clear on this. I'm not for an "Aunt T*ll*e compiling a kernel",
but I'm rather thinking about following the comments on non-binary
distribution of programs. (Remember the talks when somebody suggested that
programs might be distributed more flexible if they're configured and
compiled on install?)

Thunder

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