Hi Just to add to the debat. What I read in Expert Mail, see or hear in my line of work is: If someone post a new version of something every body wants it. If is it worth having it is secondary, and it is not just Linux, windoze too. Where I work, we have a firewall/gateway/proxy running 7.2 with kernel 2.2.17. This box does its job properly. Yes I do security update, but changing the kernel or some software just to have the last version, why?. If it not not broken don't fix it. My Latop is running 7.2 with 2.4.3, every thing works usb, pcmcia card, sound ... and it is stable, same again, if it is not security or 'a pain in the back side bug' why changing any thing for the sake of a version number. It does what I want, and that's good enough for me. My PC at home same thing 7.2 again with 2.4.2 but with the 'new' Kde. Every thing work Usb, SB Live, Kodak Camera, Scanner, Buz90, Nvidia Driver ... If I want to play game, they run. It does what I want,why changing it every 5 minutes. Yes I do upgrade software, but only if it is of any use for me. I am working to get 8.0 setup like I want, I run it from a spare partition, like that, no problem with broken library or software not working any more. Yes I do agree software has to evolve or it will fade away, but if a live 'PC' is working I don't mess with it. Sorry people, but I use my PC and my laptop.I don't just spend my time upgrading kernel or running patches, just to say 'I've go the last version'. Andre
