[plug] Newbys guide

[Timothy White]

Kev wrote:

> Hi Tim
>
> Don't go away!  Hang in there please.
>
>> Just read up on IFS. Basically kernel modules do the same thing. If you
>> have the src tree for your kernel I believe you can compile more modules
>> without recompiling the whole kernel (you also need the config file
>> which can be got from /proc/config.gz on some kernels.)
>>
>> IIRC HPFS is in the kernel. I'll check later.
>
>
> Don't you see you've gone and done the PLUG thing.  You're talking
> right out of my league.  Under different circumstances I'd simply give
> up and go away.  THIS IS THE PLUG THING!!!  What the hell is IIRC????
> What are source trees?????  I'm NOT a programmer!!!!  What's a kernel
> module????  I know how to install device drivers!!
>
> Don't get too annoyed.  I'm trying to add the passion to my plea.

Wow! Funny what can happen with a small typo.
It should have read. "I just read up on IFS."
What I was trying to say was that after I read about it I came to the
conclusion that it is similar to a kernel module for file systems and I
think that kernel modules would do exactly the same.
Sorry for using IIRC. I originally had to ask what is was as well.
Hopefully we can put a short list of commonly used abbreviations on the
welcoming email that users get sent when subscribing to the list.

Tim
p.s. I'm not going, I'll answer more questions in there appropriate
place on the thread.

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