Re: [dev] gregkh likes us

2013-02-20 Thread Nicolas Braud-Santoni
2013/2/18 Mihail Zenkov : > 2013/2/17, Kai Hendry : >> Also doesn't help that I can't easily compile the bloated kernel >> without setting fire to my machine or taking days out of my life to >> unselect all the bits I don't need in the config. > > Yes, kernel have many options - but is great as you

Re: [dev] gregkh likes us

2013-02-17 Thread Mihail Zenkov
2013/2/17, Kai Hendry : > Also doesn't help that I can't easily compile the bloated kernel > without setting fire to my machine or taking days out of my life to > unselect all the bits I don't need in the config. Yes, kernel have many options - but is great as you can tune it very accurately witho

Re: [dev] gregkh likes us

2013-02-17 Thread Kai Hendry
On 17 February 2013 20:56, Nico Golde wrote: > This picture is pretty much meaningless for judging how much the kernel sucks > given the amount of new driver code, file systems etc. that get added over > time. Hi Nico, Crikey nm the SLOC then. Though I thought btrfs was sucky! Focus on my exper

Re: [dev] gregkh likes us

2013-02-17 Thread Nico Golde
Hi, * Kai Hendry [2013-02-17 04:19]: [...] > The Linux kernel is sucking. > http://royal.pingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/linux-kernel.0011.jpg This picture is pretty much meaningless for judging how much the kernel sucks given the amount of new driver code, file systems etc. that get add

Re: [dev] gregkh likes us

2013-02-17 Thread hiro
just use a full blown kernel and then use this to recompile with only what you need: I'm still using 3.0.21 btw localmodconfig - Update current config disabling modules not loaded localyesconfig - Update current config converting local mods to core

Re: [dev] gregkh likes us

2013-02-16 Thread Chris Down
On 17 February 2013 11:14, Kai Hendry wrote: > Since gregkh maintains the stable kernels, I thought I'd take this > opportunity to bitch about the 3.7.x series ruining my life. > > My X220 overheats all the time. > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48721#c42 > > My wifi drops out all th

Re: [dev] gregkh likes us

2013-02-16 Thread Kai Hendry
Since gregkh maintains the stable kernels, I thought I'd take this opportunity to bitch about the 3.7.x series ruining my life. My X220 overheats all the time. https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48721#c42 My wifi drops out all the time. https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48921

Re: [dev] gregkh likes us

2013-02-16 Thread Chris Down
On 16 February 2013 22:21, Nick wrote: > Quoth Carlos Torres: > > Who is Gregkh anyway? > > Linux kernel hacker. Seems sensible quite often. > > Since the topic also mentioned on this list a few days ago, he also happens to be the main driver behind the whole in-kernel dbus thing going on right n

Re: [dev] gregkh likes us

2013-02-16 Thread Nick
Quoth Carlos Torres: > Who is Gregkh anyway? Linux kernel hacker. Seems sensible quite often.

Re: [dev] gregkh likes us

2013-02-16 Thread Agrest
Just wanted to say I love y'all too. <3 Thanks for the great software. On Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:04:08 + Nick wrote: > So I was reading GregKH's Google Plus page when I came across this: > > > Sometimes I think the suckless.o

Re: [dev] gregkh likes us

2013-02-16 Thread Carlos Torres
Who is Gregkh anyway? On Feb 16, 2013 8:03 AM, "Nick" wrote: > So I was reading GregKH's Google Plus page when I came across this: > > > Sometimes I think the suckless.org developers take things a bit too > far, but you have to

[dev] gregkh likes us

2013-02-16 Thread Nick
So I was reading GregKH's Google Plus page when I came across this: Sometimes I think the suckless.org developers take things a bit too far, but you have to give them credit, they are very good programmers. The latest program