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Message-ID: <20081026131818.7517c103@infradead.org> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:18:18 -0700 From: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org> To: "John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com> Cc: torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rjw@...k.pl, rodriguez@...eros.com, johannes@...solutions.net Subject: Re: [PATCH] wireless: fix regression caused by regulatory config option On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:09:39 -0400 "John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com> wrote: f > > Change the default to "y" and also adjust the config text a little > > to reflect this. > > Is it common practice to have compatibility options default to > "y"? I'm not saying it shouldn't be, just wondering if it has been > traditionally? yes default should be "keep working as before" it's not always nice, especially if you're trying to get rid of some nasty stuff, but think of it this way: you should be able to use a new kernel on an existing distro, at least for a reasonable type of distro (eg something shipped in, say, the last 2 years). In this case: even Fedora 10 is not likely to work! -- Arjan van de Ven Intel Open Source Technology Centre For development, discussion and tips for power savings, visit http://www.lesswatts.org -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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