On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 12:58:04PM +0200, Arnaud Fortier wrote:
> For exemple kernel-server could hav some ckserver patch and other
> "related to server" patches, the same idea for laptop / desktop.
> Another way could be to have a pkgbuild like the kernel26viper (on aur)
> or wain's one where you can select the kernel / patchsets you want,
> configure it and build it ?

That bumps the amount of kernels in the repos to 6. Those three, ck,
suspend2 and vanilla.

ck server isnt updated as frequently as CK, and CK contains experimental 
patches! Why dont you just release that as kernel26cks instead of deceptively
naming it? And if cks is so much better than vanilla on servers, then why 
hasnt it been merged?

Setting viper as a default desktop kernel is horrible. Firstly, those
patchsets come and go like buses at a bus stop. Beyond was about the
longest running, coming up to about 2 years. Secondly, they're often
experimental crap, thirdly, they often vary wildly in feature set. It's
also deceptive naming them kernel26desktop. I'd never run viper as my
desktop kernel, i wouldnt trust it. Why not leave it named kernel26viper
and leave it in the aur. 

As for the laptop kernel, i've yet to see a reasonable suggestion of
what it may contain.

-desktop,-server,-laptop might look tidy on paper, but when it comes
down to the technical implementation, it becomes clear that it is
unnecesarily complex, and more confusing than the current setup.

James

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