From: chrisa@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (C. G. Albone) Subject: Re: Linux Journal -- magazine Date: Sat, 1 May 1993 15:11:43 GMT
In article <736036788snx@ttech.demon.co.uk> nrichard@ttech.demon.co.uk writes:
>In article <1993Apr25.020523.11051@ucc.su.OZ.AU> chrisa@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (C. G. Albone) writes:
>> In article <C5vCI2.3D3@fin.uucp> chip@fin.uucp (Chip Salzenberg) writes:
>> >According to hlu@luke.eecs.wsu.edu (HJ Lu):
>> >>Not everyone has Usenet access.
>> >
>> >Linus generates multiple patches per _week_. And look at the rate of
>> >new program or port announcements. I don't think that a paper journal
>> >can possible do justice to Linux.
>> I am not sure that it is the case that there are multiple patches
>> per week. I havent seen an 'offical' patch release (or semi-official patch
>> for that matter) since Linus released that one to fix 0.99p8 to run
>> the dosemu.
>>
>> Another thing to note about the traffic on the channel in relation to
>> versions of the kernel, is that not everyone is running 0.99pl8A + /dev/full
>> + /dev/fd + other assorted patches. Many people are sticking with stable
>> versions of the kernel that work well enough for their needs. Some people,
>> I would guess, simply cant afford the time to keep on the continuous
>> upgrade path, and may only upgrade when there is a major release, or they
>> may be waiting for v1.0 (aren't we all... ;-) ). Some people may not be
>> able to afford the downtime to fix bugs which may have arisen in later
>> versions of the kernel which are yet to be fixed.
>> >
>> >To be in the thick of Linux use, Usenet is the price of admission.
>>
>> What is "the thick of Linux use"? Not everyone is a kernel hacker you
>> know. Some people are using linux as the O/S of choise on machines for
>> doing research, others are using it to run BBS's and mail sites etc. Are
>> these people out of the 'thick' of linux usage? I can remember the 0.03
>> release of source, and 0.1 the first public release of binaries for the
>> kernel... I can remember "This is a hacker's kernel" in the README's.
>> (Heh, having to download the minix demo so that i could get a file system
>> on my machine... yes they were the days ;-) )
>> Things have changed a little now. There is a growing userbase of people who use
>> linux for more than hacking, and I guess a journal would be an ideal thing
>> for them, especially if they do not have easy access to the Internet.
>>
>> Actually, I like the idea of the journal being released in both electronic
>> and paper form, and it would be good for there to be interaction between
>> us fortunates in the world with internet access, and those who haven't got
>> it but would like to be able to use linux. As far as I am concerned, if some-
>> one wants to start up a journal, with all the hassles that would involve,
>> and as long as they are ethical about it (in terms of acknowledgment of
>> work, who they accept advertisments from etc) then let them go ahead..
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>> \/ chris.
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> What a load of crap!!!
Howso?
Since you obviously know more that me, would you like to enlighten me?
Or is it just the case that you are looking for a flamefest all of your
very own?
Kinda pathetic really.... heh...
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\/ chris