On Nov 26, 2007 1:47 PM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The kernel's job is to provide a stable hardware-independent interface. I'm pretty sure the the kernel's upstream developers don't agree with you on that. A stable ABI hasn't been a "feature" of upstream kernel development...ever. > It doesn't have to keep changing to do that, particularly on hardware > that doesn't change, although it does need security/bugfix updates. The > concepts of open()/read()/write()/ioctl() never change. Applications, on > the other hand, are always being improved. Are you calling the development that the upstream kernel developers do... not improvements? I think you just insulted the upstream kernel developers. -jef -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list