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From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
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Subject: Re: Why so many steps to build new kernel?
To: cfaehl@cs.unm.edu (Chris Faehl)
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 21:02:31 +0000 (GMT)
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In-Reply-To: <m0xfrlj-000386C@enterprise.cs.unm.edu> from "Chris Faehl" at Dec 10, 97 12:24:48 pm
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> Anyway, the biggest reason I can come up with AGAINST GUIs for kernel 
> configuration is the obscuration of the original, has-to-exist kernel
> config file. That is, the config file still has to exist, so why not 
> just muck about with it directly? 

I'd be happier with the config file not existing.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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