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Subject: Re: Linux 2.4.18 - Full tarball is OK
To: riel@conectiva.com.br (Rik van Riel)
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 22:49:33 +0000 (GMT)
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> > If so Marcelo can you put up 2.4.18-fixed patch and a borked-fixed diff ?
> 
> That would break hpa's incremental diff patches.
> If somebody needs 2.4.18 + fix, they can just run 2.4.18-rc4.

That isnt the problem. Is 2.4.19-pre1 a patch versus the 2.4.18 tarball
or the 2.4.18 patch ? Continue ad infinitum through every 2.4 release,
add hundreds of confused emails about them to the kernel list and it ceases
to look a smart idea to leave the two not matching

Alan

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