From: Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de>
To: Holger Schurig <hs4233@mail.mn-solutions.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFT] b43: Rewrite PHY API for N-PHY/LP-PHY  -- good on 4311
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:57:36 +0200
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	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>,
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On Monday 18 August 2008 09:41:10 Holger Schurig wrote:
> > I know, which is one of the reasons I don't use a Debian-based
> > distro. I want nothing to do with one whose stated goal is to
> > make it so difficult to change the kernel that the users won't
> > do it.
> 
> Huh?  I use "make install modules_install" from my kernel source 
> dir (which I usually get via git) and that works fine, as in 
> every distro on earth.

I can only second that.
I simply ignore any distro specific kernel handling and override
the grub/yaboot entries as I desire. I also ignore any rpm or deb
for installing a kernel. I do it this way since the very beginning
and it works fine on debian and non-debian distros.

In general, I do always ignore the packet manager, but install
custom compiled software in a specific directory so it does not
interfere in any way with the distro packets.


-- 
Greetings Michael.