On Di, 2006-11-14 at 15:02 +0000, Andy Green wrote: > One caveat with this is that the compilability of an out of tree module > does not always last very long at the moment. For example the config.h > being deprecated has caused a lot of drivers to choke at make time. > > I think it was Les Mikesell that was wondering why everyone is upgrading > their kernel every time a new one comes out, it's actually a good > question if you don't have a new chipset or something that is barely > working on the cutting edge stuff. Maybe the better solution is to just > not update your kernel until you hear about a security problem or a > feature that will do you some good. Or only run in-tree drivers if you > can (I can't). > > -Andy Andy, I see your point, but as I already said the ati and ipw3945 drivers survived the last kernel update, which was btw. a security update. So IMHO using dkms will not stop the 'sucks' mails but reduce them. Chris -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
