No, sir. Fedora has been very consistent about this for years. You've just never noticed before. Steve Dawes writes: > There is no confusion. > It is just that Fedora has decided to change what they are including in > their naming structure. If anything, Fedora has changed the structure. > 2.6.11 is 2.6.11 and not 2.6.12 and if you decide to make the kernel to be a > 2.6.12 kernel then name it appropriately. > Steve > > Steve Dawes > Calgary Canada. > > > Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Janina Sajka > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 3:07 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: Speakup Modified Fedora 4 Will Be Delayed > > > I think your confusion comes from lack of familiarity with Fedora's > kernel numbering practices. It is true that FC4 ships with a kernel > numbered 2.6.11-*. However, that kernel includes many, if indeed not > most, of the patches that distinguish a 2.6.11 kernel from a 2.6.12 > kernel. In other words, Fedora's 2.6.11-* is substantively the same as a > 2.6.12 (which is not yet released in any case). > > No one is attempting to patch Speakup into anything but the shipping FC4 > kernel. > > Dawes, Stephen writes: > > A few questions: > > 1. How are things proceeding with the building of the kernels? > > > > 2. I am a little confused, Janina wrote earlier in this thread that > > there are problems with compiling speakup into a 2.6.12 kernel. Yet, > > when I look at the ISO of FC4, it has a 2.6.11-1.136 kernel. Why are > > attempts being made to compile speakup for the FC4 release on a kernel > > that is not part of the official release? > > I only ask because 2.6.11 kernel has been successfully compiled with > > speakup. > > > > 3. I have also noticed that FC4 no longer has kernel-utils included with > > the core. Is this the new direction of kernel.org, or a Fedora decision? > > > > > > Steve Dawes > > Phone: (403) 268-5527 > > Email: SDawes at calgary.ca > > > > > > > > > > NOTICE - > > This communication is intended ONLY for the use of the person or entity > named above and may contain information that is confidential or legally > privileged. If you are not the intended recipient named above or a person > responsible for delivering messages or communications to the intended > recipient, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any use, distribution, or copying of > this communication or any of the information contained in it is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify > us immediately by telephone and then destroy or delete this communication, > or return it to us by mail if requested by us. The City of Calgary thanks > you for your attention and cooperation. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org > > Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > > Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go to > http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more.
