Kernel security update would break ABI

[Oliver Grawert]

hi,
Am Freitag, den 03.12.2004, 09:41 -0800 schrieb Matt Zimmerman:
> Not changing the package name: the standard modules on disk may be
> incompatible with the running kernel, the system may be less functional
> until the next reboot, and user-supplied modules may or may not need to be
> rebuilt
> 
> These are both problems for the user, and neither of them is clearly the
> lesser evil.
i think the name should get changed, but a real big preinst/debconf
warning for this package should show up (probably with a siren and a
blinking desktop). to make sure the user notices the change, keep the
upcoming support low and make the user feel ubuntu cares for him/her if
such odd things happen (also a little explanation why all that happens
would be cool).

ciao
	oli


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