mtd/html source.xml,1.1,1.2
gleixner at infradead.org
gleixner at infradead.org
Sat Mar 12 09:51:46 EST 2005
Update of /home/cvs/mtd/html
In directory phoenix.infradead.org:/tmp/cvs-serv15686
Modified Files:
source.xml
Log Message:
Fix the kernelversion paragraph
Index: source.xml
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RCS file: /home/cvs/mtd/html/source.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2
--- source.xml 12 Mar 2005 13:48:21 -0000 1.1
+++ source.xml 12 Mar 2005 14:51:44 -0000 1.2
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@
<h2><a name="kernelversions">Kernel versions</a></h2>
<p>The MTD code in the linux kernel is updated from MTD CVS in kernel version <b>2.6.newest only</b>.</p>
-<p>On 3rd of March 2005 we dropped Linux 2.4 support from CVS head.</p>
-<p>The latest snapshot known to work with 2.4 kernels >= 2.4.26 is bla</p>
+<p>As of March 2005 we dropped Linux 2.4 support from CVS head. This means we not longer care
+whether the CVS code can be used on Linux 2.4 or not. We will remove the compability hacks in the course of
+time <b>without further notice</b> - especially when they are in the way of adding new functionality.</p>
+<p>The latest snapshot which apparently works with 2.4 kernels >= 2.4.27 is
+<a href="ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/people/dwmw2/mtd/cvs/mtd-snapshot-20050304.tar.bz2">here</a>
+</p>
<p>The MTD community is neither able nor interested to provide support for ancient kernels.
Move yourself and update to a recent kernel. If you use a vendor supplied kernel,
please get support from your kernel vendor. Do not ask on the mailinglist for help with
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