The debian maintainer of x, Branden Robinson compiles on my box. I already have both downloaded, and have started applying the debian patches to 3.3.4. 3.9.15 is all his, tho.
This is NOT an official word from Branden. There is no timeline as to when this will be available from debian.
The XFree86 maintainer for debian, Branden Robinson, builds X on my box. On occasion, I have helped him out with different parts of the system, and I have designed the current debian side of the build system(automatic applying of patches).
The nvidia patch is waiting in the queue. The so called vmware patch been in potato's X since -4.
2.2.1 successful recompile!(url to patches!)
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The 2.2.1 module included with the program was compiled with modversions, whereas the 2.0.32 one wasn't. So, I tried compiling my own module. Well, it checked for kernel 2.1, but that meant it thought 2.2 was 2.0. I have patched it, and now, it compiled in insmod was able to complete. I need to do some more testing, to make sure it doesn't bring down my box, and clean up the patch, before I release my mods.
Debian is developed the same way as the kernel, upon which redhat depends. So, redhat is both for and against the free software development model.
Redhat's pkg management is adequate, yes. But Debian's is superb. How do you update your system? Do you watch redhat's site? Or freshmeat? Debian users don't have to do either of these. 'apt-get update;apt-get upgrade' and a few moments later, your system is refreshed. One of debian's major points is in-field upgradability, which redhat doesn't offer. Yes, you can upgrade rpms, but you have to fetch all the rpms yourself.
Can you become part of redhat? You can become part of Debian. Debian has hundreds of developers, scattered around the world, all with varying degrees of responsibility and skills. Yet, we all consider each other as equals. From the youngest, a 14 year old, to the oldest, in his 60's. We have people on every continet, yet, we still manage to put together the most kick ass distribution, with hardly any disagreements.
You have no idea how redhat does things, because they are a closed system. Debian has been open since the start, and our Debian Free Software Guidelines was one of the major things to convince Netscape to try moving toward Free Software.
Other people/companies go with redhat, because they are always used to following the biggest rat in a pack. They don't know any better. A rat is still a rat.
So, join Debian, where you can give back to the community.
IBM is brain dead. There are WAY more distros than just these 4. Debian is most prominant, but is not the only one they left out.
This is the same thing as pcdos/msdos. Both the same, yet slightly different; both can be serviced however by one company providing 'dos' support. Linux is the same way.
The PLL is not complete. Yes, there can be a multipler that is on the output of the vco. Generally, there is ALSO a multiplier/divider on the feedback loop leading from the VCO to the comparator. Setting this to some frequency division, and you have an output clock that is higher than the input clock.
(yes, that is right. You divide to increase the clock).
Clock dividers are a lot easier to design, so I wonder why this article used a clock multiplier.
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well, while you work, I will work. :)
I said no timeline. :|
Fortunately, the build system(and debian/patches/*) makes this new version easier to work with.
The debian maintainer of x, Branden Robinson compiles on my box. I already have both downloaded, and have started applying the debian patches to 3.3.4. 3.9.15 is all his, tho.
This is NOT an official word from Branden. There is no timeline as to when this will be available from debian.
The XFree86 maintainer for debian, Branden Robinson, builds X on my box. On occasion, I have helped him out with different parts of the system, and I have designed the current debian side of the build system(automatic applying of patches).
The nvidia patch is waiting in the queue. The so called vmware patch been in potato's X since -4.
http://mirror.novare.net/~adam/vmware/
The 2.2.1 module included with the program was compiled with modversions, whereas the 2.0.32 one wasn't. So, I tried compiling my own module. Well, it checked for kernel 2.1, but that meant it thought 2.2 was 2.0. I have patched it, and now, it compiled in insmod was able to complete. I need to do some more testing, to make sure it doesn't bring down my box, and clean up the patch, before I release my mods.
$ dpkg -s libc6
Version: 2.1.1-0pre1
I just installed it yesterday. I have already begun recompiling my packages to be linked against it.
Now the fun begins!
Redhat's pkg management is adequate, yes. But Debian's is superb. How do you update your system? Do you watch redhat's site? Or freshmeat? Debian users don't have to do either of these. 'apt-get update;apt-get upgrade' and a few moments later, your system is refreshed. One of debian's major points is in-field upgradability, which redhat doesn't offer. Yes, you can upgrade rpms, but you have to fetch all the rpms yourself.
Can you become part of redhat? You can become part of Debian. Debian has hundreds of developers, scattered around the world, all with varying degrees of responsibility and skills. Yet, we all consider each other as equals. From the youngest, a 14 year old, to the oldest, in his 60's. We have people on every continet, yet, we still manage to put together the most kick ass distribution, with hardly any disagreements.
You have no idea how redhat does things, because they are a closed system. Debian has been open since the start, and our Debian Free Software Guidelines was one of the major things to convince Netscape to try moving toward Free Software.
Other people/companies go with redhat, because they are always used to following the biggest rat in a pack. They don't know any better. A rat is still a rat.
So, join Debian, where you can give back to the community.
IBM is brain dead. There are WAY more distros than just these 4. Debian is most prominant, but is not the only one they left out.
This is the same thing as pcdos/msdos. Both the same, yet slightly different; both can be serviced however by one company providing 'dos' support. Linux is the same way.
dists/slink/main/upgrade-2.0-i386/apt_0.1.8_i38
The first is for upgrading from bo, to hamm. The 2nd is for upgrading hamm to slink.
The PLL is not complete. Yes, there can be a multipler that is on the output of the vco. Generally, there is ALSO a multiplier/divider on the feedback loop leading from the VCO to the comparator. Setting this to some frequency division, and you have an output clock that is higher than the input clock.
(yes, that is right. You divide to increase the clock).
Clock dividers are a lot easier to design, so I wonder why this article used a clock multiplier.