Re: Delphi

Peter Morris [Droopy eyes software] wrote:
Unless ofcourse he wants a lot changed :-)

Yes, everything is relative =)

This statement also makes me question whether or not changes not in the common interest are made because someone is offering money?

No.

Many commercial linux distributions apply patches to the Kernel source and also other software before compiling them. Because they use modifications are not on the best interrest of everyone, and those are not included on the official source. But that doesn´t prevent anyone from creating patches for their specific needs.
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Relevant Pages

  • [PATCH] Fix Documentation/SubmittingPatches to use -p
    ... Patches are a damned sight easier to read if people use the '-p' ... This patch simply adds that to the documentation ... +change is in - that makes the resultant diff a lot easier to read. ... +Patches should be based in the root kernel source directory, ...
    (Linux-Kernel)
  • Re: [PATCH] binutils-2.16 & kernel-2.6.11.10
    ... >> why is this not in the kernel source yet? ... > I'd also like to know the status of these patches; ... > implied Linux build problems. ... send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in ...
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  • Re: question about kernel source packages
    ... Has the kernel source already been patched or would one need to patch it with all of the included debian patches when building a custom kernel? ... Read the files README.Debian and Debian.src.changelog in the kernel source directory. ... To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of "unsubscribe". ...
    (Debian-User)
  • Re: Need help to get 2.6.10 kernel source
    ... > I'm trying to get the 2.6.10 kernel source, so I can build a custom ... so a custom build is necessary. ... Yeah that sucks but is doable, or just download the required ... so you only need to download a few patches. ...
    (comp.os.linux.misc)