The way you apply patches like mine is the same as that used by kernel
patches from Linus himself. It is a skill worth knowing as it is the
standard Unix way of upgrading source code. There is a description in the
README file to be found in the directory that contains the kernel source
code.
Modules allow you to build a kernel with only those parts that you use
all the time compiled into it, other stuff that gets used less often can
be built as modules and added to the kernel when required and then
removed again later. There is a thing called kerneld that allows this
process to happen automatically but I am not that familiar with it. I
would have thought for most amateur radio users that having AX.25 and
friends as modules probably doesn't gain you anything. But it does allow
flexibility.
> Sorry fo being so ignorant, but I guess we all need to start some
> where
>
> Thanks to all who take the time tosupport the systems
>
> [snip]
>
>
> _________________________________________________
> Barry Winch
> ve3nav/va3wi
>
> Internet pbxdbbxj.ltazc@fairisaac.com
> BBS ve3nav@ve3nav.#eon.on.can.noam
Jonathan
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