Re: modem not responding

[Bill Gatliff <bgat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Erik:


> Ben is right. 2.4.18 *is* obsolete. If you really insist on using a 2.4
> kernel, take at least a 2.4.27-vrs1 kernel.
>  

Oh, alright.  :^)

I'll definitely agree that 2.4.27-vrs1 is better.  In fact, it's what 
I've settled on for 2.4 stuff where I have a choice.

> Being lazy like programmers are (including myself), #2 would be the
> best short term option, especially if you didn't play with 2.5 at all.
>  

But failure to play with 2.5 != lazy.  That's what I'm trying to point out.

> Once you get into 2.6, it gets different. Let's get back to the
> options:
>
> 1) During 2.5 development, you spend a little time to fix your own
>   stuff, and send the patch to Russell. In 2.6, everything Just Works
>   and you can get back at being lazy.
> 2) During 2.5 development, you're lazy, you spend no time at all and do
>   nothing to get your stuff working. In 2.6, nothing works and you
>   have to spend a hell of a time to get on the road again, also
>   because lots of the inner working of the kernel changed and you
>   aren't familiar with it.
>
> Both options allow you to be lazy, but at different times. I call the
> first option the "long term lazy" option, and the second one the "short
> term lazy" option. I guess Ben is long term lazy, while you are short
> term lazy. There's nothing wrong with being lazy, but I think it's
> clear the short term lazy people have no right to complain to the long
> term lazy people about missing features.
>  

Again, another explanation for the situation has nothing to do with 
laziness.

> PS: *exactly* the same discussion occured on this list when going from
>    linux-2.2 to linux-2.4...
>  

*laugh*

Yes, I remember.  :^)


b.g.

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Bill Gatliff
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