>> Do you plan to archive non-x86 kernels, too? Sometimes their
>> evolution was interesting, too (especially the older/first ports).
> as this contains a question - i'll answer - please don't expect
> answers to mail messages that contain information although it is
> very well appreciated, there are too many to reply individually - i
> hope people understand
I understand that...
> anyway, i will archive all the kernels that i can find and make
> them available for download - but not instantly - this will take
> some time or organise and it is incidental to my task of writing a
> history of the evolution of Linux
I've been looking into setting up a CVS tree that will contain the
full kernel source history...
> looks like i'll have to work out how to get DVD's mastered i was
> hoping to put stuff on CD - but a rough "back of fag^h^h^hcigarette
> packet" (another term i cannot use any more because itis not PC)
> calculation shows me that a CD or three will not be enough
Put them in a CVS archive, and you replace "sum of kernel source
archive sizes" with "sum of upgrade patch file sizes", and thus
massively reduce the size of the result...
I would suspect the result will fit on a ZipDisk, never mind a CD, but
I'll not know for sure until I get it set up...
Are there any CVS experts out there?
Best wishes from Riley.
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