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To: Kevin Curtis <kevin.curtis@farsite.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: 2.4 + generic HDLC update? Any ideas?
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From: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl>
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Kevin Curtis <kevin.curtis@farsite.co.uk> writes:

> 	We are finding that some distro's are now incorporating the patch
> anyway (Mandrake for example), and some of our customers are getting
> confused when the patch doesn't install cleanly because it is already there.
> Especially if the customer doesn't understand patch anyway and is just
> following install instructions.

Looks like I need to check some distro kernels, I wasn't aware of that.

> 	What 2.4 version would you aim for?

I expect I need a month for making sure 2.5 interface is the one I want.
And I would rather start with early pre- versions of a particular 2.4 kernel.
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
Network Administrator
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