On Iau, 2005-03-10 at 16:56, Bill Davidsen wrote: > - leave it the way it is > - fix the hole and break tar > - wait for FSF to fix tar, then fix the hole > - try to fix it without breaking tar, which may not be really possible > and could leave part of the problem and still break tar somehow > - fix it, and leave the admin a way to build a kernel with the hole other > than just reverting the fix
If we "fix" it the FSF will probably take years. If your vendor can't produce a fixed tar when asked and the issue comes up, get a better vendor ;) Alan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
