swift 05/04/21 14:52:41 Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en gentoo-kernel.xml Log: #89396 - Better information on gentoo-sources 2.4/2.6 separation thanks to Shyam Mani
Revision Changes Path 1.26 +17 -17 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml?rev=1.26&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml?rev=1.26&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml.diff?r1=1.25&r2=1.26&cvsroot=gentoo Index: gentoo-kernel.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml,v retrieving revision 1.25 retrieving revision 1.26 diff -u -r1.25 -r1.26 --- gentoo-kernel.xml 18 Apr 2005 13:49:51 -0000 1.25 +++ gentoo-kernel.xml 21 Apr 2005 14:52:41 -0000 1.26 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml,v 1.25 2005/04/18 13:49:51 swift Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml,v 1.26 2005/04/21 14:52:41 swift Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml"> @@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ <license/> -<version>1.2</version> -<date>2005-04-18</date> +<version>1.3</version> +<date>2005-04-21</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -75,18 +75,18 @@ </body> </section> <section> -<title>General purpose: gentoo-sources and gentoo-dev-sources</title> +<title>General purpose: gentoo-sources</title> <body> <p> -For most users, we recommend the <c>gentoo-sources</c> kernel. Two different -kernel branches exist under this package name: gentoo-sources-2.4 and -gentoo-sources-2.6. On most architectures, 2.6 is the default, and we -recommend that you choose this branch. +For most users, we recommend the <c>gentoo-sources</c> kernel. Since the +2005.0 release, Gentoo Linux uses 2.6 as the default kernel. Unless you are +specifically using the 2.4 profile, <c>gentoo-sources</c> will be a 2.6 kernel +on <e>most</e> architectures. </p> <p> -<c>gentoo-sources-2.6</c> is a kernel based on Linux 2.6, with various kernel +<c>gentoo-sources</c> is a kernel based on Linux 2.6, with various kernel patches included to fix security problems, kernel bugs, and to increase compatibility with the more uncommon system architectures. Linux 2.6 is the current official stable kernel tree, and development is progressing @@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ <p> Some of the more uncommon system architectures are not fully compatible with Linux 2.6, and some users prefer to the tried-and-tested Linux 2.4 kernel; -for this reason we provide <c>gentoo-sources-2.4</c>. The patches included in -this kernel are similar to those included in its 2.6 counterpart, plus a number -of patches designed to add functionality and improve performance. Linux 2.4 is -currently not being developed further - only bug and security fixes are being -included in the newer releases. If you are able to, we suggest that you upgrade -to Linux 2.6. You may find the +for this reason we provide <c>gentoo-sources</c> (the 2.4 version). The +patches included in this kernel are similar to those included in its 2.6 +counterpart, plus a number of patches designed to add functionality and +improve performance. Linux 2.4 is currently not being developed further - only +bug and security fixes are being included in the newer releases. If you are +able to, we suggest that you upgrade to Linux 2.6. You may find the <uri link="http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/migration-to-2.6.xml";>migration document</uri> useful. </p> @@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ </p> <p> -Similarly to <c>gentoo-sources</c>, two versions of Linux can be found under -this package: 2.4 and 2.6. +Similar to <c>gentoo-sources</c>, two versions of the kernel can be found +under this package: 2.4 and 2.6. </p> <p> -- [email protected] mailing list
