[ltp] * * * WARNING * * * Red Hat 7.1 - seawolf * * * WARNING* * *

[Bjorn Knutsson]

On 21 Apr 2001 12:54, Rob Mayoff wrote:
> > That's good to know, but there are some people who aren't as well informed
> > or experienced as you are.
> 
> That is true. However, a message to this list would be just as well off
> saying "Erase lm_sensors immediately after installing Redhat 7.1, and
> do not enable it if you recompile the kernel", would be better than a
> message saying "do not install Redhat 7.1 under any circumstances."

No, I think "Don't install Redhat 7.1" is the correct message. It's
been said on this list that Redhat is aware of the problem. For them
to make lm_sensors a required component of Redhat 7.1 in the face of
this just goes to show that they do not care about their customers.

Actually, for IBM to have effectively ignored(*) this problem for
almost a year says a lot to me about their commitment to Linux.

Additionally, I would have hoped that the lm_sensors-people would at
least stick some sort of test into their code to abort if lm_sensors
is run on a Thinkpad.

/Björn

(*) Not cutting through the red tape to let the lm_sensors-people have
the needed information qualifies as not taking the problem seriously.

----- The Linux ThinkPad mailing list -----
The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:
http://www.bm-soft.com/~bm/tp_mailing.html