[OpenAFS-devel] Re: [OpenAFS] 2.6 kernel support anytime soon? Workarounds?

[Derek Atkins]

Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@redhat.com> writes:

> On Mon, 10 May 2004 13:38:37 -0400
> Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU> wrote:
>
>> "chas williams (contractor)" <chas@cmf.nrl.navy.mil> writes:
>> 
>> > In message <sjm7jvk6wjj.fsf@dogbert.ihtfp.org>,Derek Atkins writes:
>> >>Ok, so we me write a GPL'ed module that re-exports those symbols ;)
>> >
>> > i imagine this would be violating the spirit of export_symbol_gpl().
>> 
>> I dont care.. the whole "spirit" of that is a bunch of hogwash IMHO.
>
> With such acute understanding of Linux ecosystem exibited by leading
> developers it's a small wonder no decent distro is willing to defile their
> hands by carrying OpenAFS.

Why do you think I bowed out of Linux Kernel Development back in 1995?
It was a quagmire back then.  Here we are a decade later and it's a
magnitude worse.  Besides, there is a lot of historical baggage going
on which I highly doubt you understand.

As for your comment, I take it you don't consider SuSE or Debian decent
distros?

> -- Pete

-derek

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