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[David W. Aquilina]

On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 03:33:33PM -0700, Richard Hubbard wrote:
> 2. the fedore core 3 kernel source did not come with
> the installation cd, but could be downloaded by either
> finding an individual package (that is how i got it,
> at
> ftp://ftp.cse.buffalo.edu/pub/Linux/fedora/linux/core/3/SRPMS/
> ), or downloaded with a packge of cd iso's called
> FC3-i386-SRPMS-disc?.iso
> (ftp://ftp.cse.buffalo.edu/pub/Linux/fedora/linux/core/3/i386/iso/)

Why didn't you do the same for FC4 then if you knew it worked? 

ftp://ftp.cse.buffalo.edu/pub/Linux/fedora/linux/core/4/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.src.rpm

> 3. my particular 'bitch' is RedHat's failure to comply
> with the GPL because the SRPM they make available with
> FC4 does not unpack to the kernel that they distribute
> with the installation cd.  This is new for redhat.

This situation hasn't changed from FC3. Instructions for obtaining a full buildable kernel tree is contained within the release notes for each release: 

ftp://ftp.cse.buffalo.edu/pub/Linux/fedora/linux/core/3/i386/os/RELEASE-NOTES-en
ftp://ftp.cse.buffalo.edu/pub/Linux/fedora/linux/core/4/i386/os/RELEASE-NOTES

Regarding their supposed breach of the GPL, I suggest you bring the matter up with someone who has copyrighted material in the kernel and thus has standing to bring a case against Red Hat. I'm sure you understand the GPL better than their lawyers do. 

> 4. my other bitch is being treated like a newbie by
> people, in and out of redhat

The way it looks to me is that you made a simple mistake, and instead of owning up to it you just want to blame the software. That's not a reasonable thing to do, IMNSHO. 

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David W. Aquilina
david at starkindler.us