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Should Aunt Tillie Build Her Own Kernels?
DeadBugs writes: "Linux Weekly News is reporting on a new linux controversy. The inclusion of a Kernel Autoconfiguration program that would make it easy for almost anybody to build a custom Kernel on their computer. Eric Raymond supports this idea saying that this will bring Linux to a wider market. Those that oppose this idea mainly think that only those educated few should custom build their own Kernels. I for one hope this gets included if only to make standard installations and upgrades faster."
In that case, I want a kernel that will give me a blowjob. By your argument, not including that ability would be suspending the open source philosophy because it would limit certain bheavior.
-- Will program for bandwidth
M%cr*s@ft should not be making it easier for people to propogate viruses. That is not the same as making it easier to do useful work. In this case, the underlying design should preclude transmitting viruses, or at least make it much more difficult. If you reconfigure your kernel and mess it up, you are only hurting your own machine, not the entire Internet. Your argument is like saying that people in favor of reconfiguring the kernel are hypocritical if they don't support the rights of spammers.
jesus christ, the only reason you like linux better is because your linux powered vibrator makes your shit curdle more reliably than your windows vibrator. if they made bsd vibrators, it would be the king shit rocker....