Re: [rawhide social experiments] kernel-source(code) package removed once again ... (was: How to build kernel-sourcecode-2.6.8-1.525)

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On Sun, Aug 22, 2004 at 02:42:00PM +0100, Manuel Moreno wrote:
> ** kernel-sourcecode (or whatever you call it) _is_ necessary to build
> drivers from other developers or vendors (madwifi, hostapp, intel,

Umm nope. Arjan is right here. The end user built modules don't need and
actually can't safely use kernel-sourcecode. BTW one thing you might
want to look at in this area is DKMS which is perhaps the current best
of breed management tool for this problem space.

> ** size is not an argument against because there are _enoumous_
> 'debuginfo' packages and they are rebuilt and posted regularly.

Not on the CD images

Alan



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