Hi, With this message, I know I'm going to touch a rather sensitive subject, but however, I think it's worth it.
I just tried to match the Changes file from Linux-2.2.0 with the slink distribution, and was happy to find out that almost every requirement mentioned in that file is fullfilled by the packages (versions) in slink. However, one dependancy isn't resolved: util-linux. Linux-2.2.0 wants util-linux 2.9g, but the one in slink is 2.7.1. Potato does have 2.9g. The main difference between them is the mkswap utility (support for swapfiles > 128M). In my more than honest opinion, I think util-linux 2.9g should be included in slink. Developments in the computer business are going fast, as everyone knows, and on the day slink will get released, I think a lot of people who are going to upgrade to slink, also want to have the newest kernel, 2.2. That's why slink should be compatible with Linux-2.2, otherwise it is quite a bit outdated at the moment of release. There is a major difference between not being compatible with the latest major kernel release, and not including the latest patchlevel of some software thingie. An option would be to backport the mkswap utility into util-linux 2.7.1.x, but I'd rather prefer including 2.9g. Why? Because linux/Documentation/Changes states that 2.9g is necessary. And that's the file people will look in, when they want Linux-2.2. They're not going to look at /usr/doc/util-linux/README.Debian. At least, that would be my guess. Also, Stephen Crowley noted that new dhcp-packages should be included in slink, because the ones that currently are in slink ain't compatible with Linux-2.2 either, but maybe he can explain that himself :) Brian et al., I hope you want to reconsider the point of including newer versions of some packages in slink, even at this moment when the fridge is working at maximum power... Kind regards, -Remco
