Speakup Modified Fedora 4 Will Be Delayed

[Janina Sajka]

Perhaps you missed my statement about not being interested in debating
this topic?


Steve Dawes writes:
> Janina,
> 
> Granted you wrote what you did in your first post, but it still does not
> explain the naming convention that you  are defending.
> 
> Tell me where I am wrong here, and what of this is "irrelevant speculation "
> 
> As I understand the RPM naming convention:
> Program name - This is the name of the application, module, library, etc.
> Version Major number - the latest version of the program.
> Minor number - the minor version upgrade number of the major version,
> Revision Number - the latest revision of the minor version.
> The rpm build number - the latest rpm of the program
> The Distribution the program is compiled under.
> 
> So if I have it right, then
> kernel-2.6.11-1.136_FC4.rpm tells me the following
> Program name - kernel
> Major number - 2
> Minor Number - 6
> Revision number - 11
> RPM build - 1.136
> Distribution - FC4.
> 
> There is no "idle speculation " when I read an rpm name and it tells me the
> above information.
> So, you tell me in the naming convention where there is any mention of the
> level to which the kernel is patched and what has been patched into it, and
> as you put it:
> "substantively the same as 2.6.12." I know that the kernel is "It is a
> 2.6.11
> kernel", I acknowledged this fact in my earlier post and again above.
> 
> How is FC not confusing the issue when they decide to make a 2.6.11 kernel
> appear to be a 2.6.12 kernel by applying a number of patches to it and then
> calling it a kernel that for all intent it isn't?
> 
> There is no intent for a debate of who is right or wrong here Janina, all I
> am doing is asking for clarification, and apparently, you aren't willing to
> provide it.
> 
> Oh yeah, I did do a google on this topic, and I am not the only one to think
> this way.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
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