[arch-dev-public] news draft for kmod
Since people seem to have forgotten about pacman -Ql and are incapable of rational thought, I've prepared the following news draft about kmod replacing m-i-t. Comments welcome. ---------8<------------------------------------- kmod replaces module-init-tools With module-init-tools being declared a dead project by its current maintainer, a new project has stepped up to take its place: kmod. This is intended to be a drop-in replacement, though deprecated functionality in module-init-tools has not been reimplemented. If, upon upgrade, pacman pacsaves [/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf], you should move it back. This file, and any other config read by module-init-tools is still read by kmod. However, the kmod package will no long include a blank config file. You'll find the same (if not more) documentation in the manpages and --help output for the binaries.
On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Dave Reisner <d@falconindy.com> wrote:
Since people seem to have forgotten about pacman -Ql and are incapable of rational thought, I've prepared the following news draft about kmod replacing m-i-t. Comments welcome.
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kmod replaces module-init-tools
With module-init-tools being declared a dead project by its current maintainer, a new project has stepped up to take its place: kmod. This is intended to be a drop-in replacement, though deprecated functionality in module-init-tools has not been reimplemented.
If, upon upgrade, pacman pacsaves [/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf], you Nice formatting in markdown will probably be with backticks; e.g. `/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf`.
"...pacman moves `/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf` to a .pacsave file..." rather than inventing verbs for our non-native English speakers.
should move it back. This file, and any other config read by module-init-tools is still read by kmod. However, the kmod package will no long include a blank config file. You'll find the same (if not more) no longer documentation in the manpages and --help output for the binaries.
-Dan
On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 8:52 PM, Dave Reisner <d@falconindy.com> wrote:
I've prepared the following news draft about kmod replacing m-i-t.
Good idea.
With module-init-tools being declared a dead project by its current maintainer, a new project has stepped up to take its place: kmod.
Not that it really matters, but this gives the wrong impression of what happened: m-i-t was declared dead by Jon because Lucas created kmod (not the other way around). -t
On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 10:21:17PM +0100, Tom Gundersen wrote:
On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 8:52 PM, Dave Reisner <d@falconindy.com> wrote:
I've prepared the following news draft about kmod replacing m-i-t.
Good idea.
With module-init-tools being declared a dead project by its current maintainer, a new project has stepped up to take its place: kmod.
Not that it really matters, but this gives the wrong impression of what happened: m-i-t was declared dead by Jon because Lucas created kmod (not the other way around).
-t
I tend to believe it was a little of both. kmod popping up only made it easier for Jon to shrug off maintainership. ;) d
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Dan McGee
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Dave Reisner
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Tom Gundersen