From: "Albert D. Cahalan" <acahalan@cs.uml.edu>
To: viro@math.psu.edu (Alexander Viro)
Cc: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk,
linus@transmeta.com, rhw@memalpha.cx,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, seberino@spawar.navy.mil
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Improved version reporting
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 23:12:47 -0500 (EST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200103150412.f2F4Cl563158@saturn.cs.uml.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0103141114170.4468-100000@weyl.math.psu.edu> from "Alexander Viro" at Mar 14, 2001 11:26:51 AM
Alexander Viro writes:
> On Wed, 14 Mar 2001 Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote:
>>> +o Console Tools # 0.3.3 # loadkeys -V
>>> +o Mount # 2.10e # mount --version
>>
>> Concerning mount: (i) the version mentioned is too old,
Exactly why? Mere missing features don't make for a required
upgrade. Version number inflation should be resisted.
>> Concerning Console Tools: maybe kbd-1.05 is uniformly better.
>> I am not aware of any reason to recommend the use of console-tools.
>
> Debian has console-tools with priority:required and kbd
> with priority:extra. Take it with Yann Dirson...
Both should be "extra". They can be removed from the version script.
I'm even one of the few remaining console users.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-03-15 4:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-03-14 16:01 Andries.Brouwer
2001-03-14 16:26 ` Alexander Viro
2001-03-15 4:12 ` Albert D. Cahalan [this message]
2001-03-14 16:36 ` Henning P. Schmiedehausen
2001-03-14 17:28 ` Riley Williams
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-03-17 10:20 Andries.Brouwer
2001-03-17 1:07 Andries.Brouwer
2001-03-17 17:17 ` Riley Williams
2001-03-16 12:45 Andries.Brouwer
2001-03-16 13:30 ` Nick Holloway
2001-03-16 23:28 ` Riley Williams
2001-03-15 9:52 Andries.Brouwer
2001-03-15 11:05 ` Rogier Wolff
2001-03-17 4:35 ` Albert D. Cahalan
2001-03-17 17:51 ` Riley Williams
2001-03-19 6:50 ` Albert D. Cahalan
2001-03-19 9:15 ` Riley Williams
2001-03-23 8:33 ` Albert D. Cahalan
2001-03-23 9:42 ` Riley Williams
2001-03-14 19:29 Andries.Brouwer
2001-03-14 23:39 ` Russell King
2001-03-16 10:54 ` Riley Williams
2001-03-14 16:51 Andries.Brouwer
[not found] <11a40b11caeb.11caeb11a40b@nosc.mil>
2001-03-14 10:39 ` Riley Williams
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