On Thu, 20 May 2004, Warren Togami wrote: >Stan Bubrouski wrote: >>>>Quick query, as the title suggests I'm wondering if its safe to remove >>>>ip6 from kernel in FC2 + devel? >>>> >>> >>>This is not a topic suitable for fedora-devel-list, because you appear >>>to be doing something unsupported for yourself and would not otherwise >> >> >> So I'd be alone in having no use for ipv6? doubtful. >> > >We will not be removing functionality in order to accomodate YOUR needs. > I personally don't use 70% of the drivers supplied in the kernel, or >maybe 40% of the packages in FC, but I realize other people do use and >appreciate it being there. > >That being said, Open Source gives you the freedom to customize and >optimize the software to your desires, and nobody can stop you. In most >cases however, it would be off-topic for this list. > To put it another way.. if you are wanting to work on an IPV6-free kernel RPM for long term inclusion in the fedora project this may be the list for you. If you are wanting to know how to compile a kernel on your system for yourself.. there are lists that are more in-line for that question. If you are wanting to complain about how the internet would have been better if we had just stayed with IPv1.. fedora-loons is probably the list for you. >other posts and entire threads on fedora-devel-list lower the signal to >noise ratio, and as a result high level developers have decided to avoid >reading this list entirely. That is a loss to overall communication and >transparency. I definately /dev/null most of the crap erm mail on here. I got off fedora-list for that reason. -- Stephen John Smoogen smoogen@xxxxxxxx Los Alamos National Lab CCN-5 Sched 5/40 PH: 4-0645 Ta-03 SM-1498 MailStop B255 DP 10S Los Alamos, NM 87545 -- You should consider any operational computer to be a security problem --
