Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:18:18 -0700 | From | Arjan van de Ven <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] wireless: fix regression caused by regulatory config option |
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On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:09:39 -0400 "John W. Linville" <linville@tuxdriver.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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