Bug#419467: Whoa, upstream wontfix?

2007-05-09 Thread Greg Alexander
Hello - If the next version of glibc stopped running under the Linux kernel, period, would you also tag it upstream wontfix? Seriously guys, when the glibc people make a big mistake like this, you are not distributing a working distribution when you follow their lead. upstream is not a carte

Bug#419467: Whoa, upstream wontfix?

2007-05-09 Thread Aurelien Jarno
Greg Alexander a écrit : Hello - If the next version of glibc stopped running under the Linux kernel, period, would you also tag it upstream wontfix? If the Linux kernel is something deprecated yes. Seriously guys, when the glibc people make a big mistake like this, you are not

Bug#419467: Whoa, upstream wontfix?

2007-05-09 Thread Pierre Habouzit
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 09:35:02AM -0400, Greg Alexander wrote: You're not going to make the decision as to whether or not Debian will drop support for 2.4 linux kernels without some sort of wider public input. The fact that Aurelien tagged this as wontfix speaks of an unbearable arrogance

Bug#419467: Whoa, upstream wontfix?

2007-05-09 Thread Greg Alexander
My mistake! I forgot that I was using Windows! I will never again forget that newer = better and works = wrong, thank you for the thorough schooling. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#419467: Whoa, upstream wontfix?

2007-05-09 Thread Clint Adams
My mistake! I forgot that I was using Windows! I will never again forget that newer = better and works = wrong, thank you for the thorough schooling. No one is forcing you to use newer, much as no one is forcing us to use newer. However, we want to use newer, because, in this case, it is

Bug#419467: Whoa, upstream wontfix?

2007-05-09 Thread Aurelien Jarno
Greg Alexander a écrit : My mistake! I forgot that I was using Windows! I will never again forget that newer = better and works = wrong, thank you for the thorough schooling. If you don't like newer stuff, don't use unstable. oldstable would be perfect in your case. -- .''`.

Bug#419467: Whoa, upstream wontfix?

2007-05-09 Thread Thiemo Seufer
Greg Alexander wrote: My mistake! I forgot that I was using Windows! I will never again forget that newer = better and works = wrong, thank you for the thorough schooling. If you want to use old kernels, you should also stick with the corresponding userland, instead of demanding everyone

Bug#419467: Whoa, upstream wontfix?

2007-05-09 Thread Julien Cristau
On Wed, May 9, 2007 at 11:33:36 -0400, Greg Alexander wrote: My mistake! I forgot that I was using Windows! I will never again forget that newer = better and works = wrong, thank you for the thorough schooling. if newer != better, and you want to use older, then why not use sarge or

Bug#419467: Whoa, upstream wontfix?

2007-05-09 Thread Greg Alexander
Judging by the volume of responses, I'll assume I've hit a nerve. You all are aware that what is happening with glibc is unfriendly but you're not sure why. The reason why is that libc6 is not a random package which you can individually decide to upgrade or not upgrade, it is a critical base

Bug#419467: Whoa, upstream wontfix?

2007-05-09 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 12:32:23PM -0400, Greg Alexander wrote: Judging by the volume of responses, I'll assume I've hit a nerve. You all are aware that what is happening with glibc is unfriendly but you're not sure why. Please don't attempt to psychoanalyze strangers on the Internet. No one