Linux 2.6.33 Kernel Released, Woohoo!

[DanL]

That would be this one:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kerne....git;a=summary

Something is screwed up there. I keep getting a 0byte file for R700_rlc. Now THAT's vaporware.

[RealNC]

Isn't using a VCS (Git in this case) for binaries kinda defeating the purpose of a VCS?

[Beiruty]

Woohoo, It is working for me. No more Machine Exception Code. It starts automatically in DRI2 mode too. Great.

[Ex-Cyber]

Isn't using a VCS (Git in this case) for binaries kinda defeating the purpose of a VCS?

I'm pretty sure that the purpose of a VCS is to track different versions of files.

[RealNC]

I'm pretty sure that the purpose of a VCS is to track different versions of files.

Define "track." It's not as if you can make any sense out of a "diff -Nau binary_blob_1 binary_blob_2" unless your brain can interpret machine code.

[Loris]

Define "track." It's not as if you can make any sense out of a "diff -Nau binary_blob_1 binary_blob_2" unless your brain can interpret machine code.

I think that large files with slightly changed segments between versions could share portions in the .git objects storage.

[Loris]

Quoting Linus:

«git is not an SCM. it's a filesystem designed to _host_ an SCM»

«In many ways you can just see git as a filesystem — it's content-addressable, and it has a notion of versioning, but I really really designed it coming at the problem from the viewpoint of a filesystem person (hey, kernels is what I do), and I actually have absolutely zero interest in creating a traditional SCM system.»

Stupid 1-minute-to-edit.

[alelinuxbsd]

I find this review:
What's new in Linux 2.6.33