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Subject: Re: 2.4.9 does not compile [PATCH]
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
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   From: Daniel Phillips <phillips@bonn-fries.net>
   Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 01:34:28 +0200

   On August 18, 2001 12:11 am, David S. Miller wrote:
   > What bothers me is all the time being spent arguing about it.
   
   It would be safe to conclude it's a universally unpopular change.

Well, to be fair, popularity sometimes isn't much of an indicator.
Often people argue things because of change itself.  Having to do
something differently can make people feel uneasy, so they resist the
change.

Later,
David S. Miller
davem@redhat.com