John Reiser wrote:
On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 05:36:52 -0500 Mike A. Harris asked:
1) How many people actually download the SRPMS disk images?
2) How many people actually really use them for anything?
I download the SRPMS for RHEL, and for non-test releases of Fedora Core.
I frequently modify and rebuild (on both x86 and x86_64):
kernel (perfctr extension)
glibc (find and fix the bugs)
and sometimes
gcc (dwarf2 unwind)
wvdial,minicom,etc. (dialup seems to be a forgotten
stepchild, but it's still required)
I also burn a DVD of the SRPMS, and keep it as a defense against
possible future license changes which might restrict my activities
with respect to then-readily-available sources.
You downloaded the SRPM CDROM/DVD image and burned it, or you
downloaded the SRPMS directory from the ftp site?
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Mike A. Harris * Open Source Advocate * http://mharris.ca
Proud Canadian.
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