Re: Linux 3.10-rc4

[Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@it.uu.se>]

Randy Dunlap writes:
 > On 06/02/13 01:45, Linus Torvalds wrote:
 > > 
 > > Another week, another -rc. But this time (at least for now) only as a git 
 > > tree - for people actually using the tar-balls and patches, I apologize, 
 > > but I'm a complete moron, and didn't install kup, its perl dependencies, 
 > > and my kup release scripts on the pixel before the trip.
 > > 
 > > And while I can read and write email, and git is fine with just a few 
 > > (flaky) kB/s internet throughput I have access to right now, installing 
 > > the perl packages etc seems to be a pipe dream.
 > > 
 > > I suspect nobody actually uses the tar-balls and patches, since git is so 
 > > much more convenient and efficient, so hopefully nobody cares. But I'll 
 > > rectify the lack eventually. Hopefully within a day or two, as my "yum 
 > > update" actually completes. And if not in a day or two, then when I get 
 > > back home a few days later.
 > 
 > I still use tarballs and patches, fwiw.

As do I.  For this one time the lack of a patch file is no big deal, but
please don't discontinue them permanently.

/Mikael