In message <20110218020622.GA10995@mara.org>, Steve Meuse writes:
Mark Andrews expunged (marka@isc.org):
An how many of those embedded linux devices are running a 2.4 kernel? Jus t lo ok at xx-wrt as an example. If you have a certain chipset, 2.4 is your on ly o ption.
And the work to patch that kernel is minimal if it doesn't already support it. It would take less time to fix the kernel than to argue over whether to fix it.
The point is just because it's "running linux" doesn't make it any more likel y to get upgraded than joe six pack is going to update/patch his windows XP.
Joe 6 pack does upgrade his XP box. It companies that don't. There too worried about things breaking.
-Steve
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