linux-kernel - Re: Og dreams of kernels

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Date:	Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:43:05 -0600
From:	Chris Friesen <chris.friesen@...band.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: Og dreams of kernels

On 08/26/2010 05:55 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> {pound} {pound} {pound}
> 
> Og woke up to the loud noise of the villagers pounding on his cave door.
> He stumbled toward it, grabbing the four numbered bags that he knew were
> needed at this time.
> 
> Opening the door, Og looked at the villagers, all expectant, wondering
> where this week's kernels were, what was delaying them, as they needed
> their weekly fix.
> 
> Reaching into the first bag, quite worn out with a faded "27" on the
> outside of it, he grabbed one of the remaining kernels in there and
> tossed it into the group.  A few small people at the back of the crowd
> caught the kernel, and slowly walked off toward the village.  Og
> wondered about these people, constantly relying on the old kernels to
> save them for another day, while resisting the change to move on,
> harboring some kind of strange reverence for this specific brand that Og
> just could not understand.

Count me in with Willy as one of these small people, and for similar
reasons.  In an ideal world things might be different, but we do what we
can.

Thanks for keeping 2.6.27 going a while longer.

Chris

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Chris Friesen
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GENBAND
chris.friesen@...band.com
www.genband.com
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