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2008-08-10 , 20:53
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Originally Posted by Mara View Post
Is it always? How the Penguibait's (or was it Fanoush's?) kernel patches then work, since I did install those in the past and I did not compile anything...
fanoush's patches are also code patches . . . you flashed his patched and compiled kernel binaries.

Originally Posted by Mara View Post
And in Windows world I have installed several patches for games, etc... without compiling anything.
Ah, well, this isn't Windows is it?

Originally Posted by Mara View Post
I guess it all boils down to what is the definition of "patch".
In the open source world, a patch is a diff of the code that can be applied to sources.