netdev - Re: [PATCH] wireless: fix regression caused by regulatory config option

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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!



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