nightmorph 12/05/27 07:36:06 Modified: gentoo-kernel.xml Log: zen-sources is being removed from portage; moved to previous kernels section. also kicked out old 2.4/2.6 kernel info no longer relevant to the default 3.x kernels used/supported everywhere.
Revision Changes Path 1.64 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml?rev=1.64&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml?rev=1.64&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml?r1=1.63&r2=1.64 Index: gentoo-kernel.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml,v retrieving revision 1.63 retrieving revision 1.64 diff -u -r1.63 -r1.64 --- gentoo-kernel.xml 27 Apr 2012 04:58:55 -0000 1.63 +++ gentoo-kernel.xml 27 May 2012 07:36:05 -0000 1.64 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml,v 1.63 2012/04/27 04:58:55 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml,v 1.64 2012/05/27 07:36:05 nightmorph Exp $ --> <guide> <title>Gentoo Linux Kernel Guide</title> @@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>4</version> -<date>2012-04-26</date> +<version>5</version> +<date>2012-05-27</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -60,31 +60,6 @@ sources we make available to you. </p> -<p> -Linux 2.4 is maintained by Willy Tarreau. Linus Torvalds, the original creator -of Linux, handed maintainership of the Linux 2.4 branch over to Marcelo Tosatti -when Linus went off to start developing the newer 2.6 kernel tree. Marcelo did a -fine job of keeping 2.4 stable and secure, and has since handed over -maintainership to Willy. Note that only security and bug fixes are accepted into -the 2.4 kernel tree. Actual development happens in the Linux 2.6 kernel tree. -</p> - -<p> -Linux 2.6 is maintained by Andrew Morton, who works closely with Linus -Torvalds to deliver a fast, powerful, and feature-packed Linux kernel. -Development is happening at incredible pace and this kernel tree is now very -mature. -</p> - -<p> -Some of the more uncommon system architectures are not fully compatible with -Linux 2.6, and some users prefer the tried-and-tested Linux 2.4 kernel. However, -please note that 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="/doc/en/migration-to-2.6.xml">migration document</uri> useful. -</p> - </body> </section> </chapter> @@ -114,7 +89,7 @@ <p> For most users, we recommend the <c>gentoo-sources</c> kernel. -<c>gentoo-sources</c> is a kernel based on Linux 2.6, lightly patched to fix +<c>gentoo-sources</c> is a kernel based on Linux 3.x, lightly patched to fix security problems, kernel bugs, and to increase compatibility with the more uncommon system architectures. </p> @@ -309,19 +284,7 @@ </p> <p> -Two versions of the kernel can be found under this package: 2.4 and 2.6. -</p> - -</body> -</section> -<section> -<title>zen-sources</title> -<body> - -<p> -<c>zen-sources</c> is designed for desktop systems. It includes code not found -in the mainline kernel. The zen kernel has patches that add new features, -support additional hardware, and contain various tweaks for desktops. +Two versions of the kernel can be found under this package: 2.6 and 3.x. </p> </body> @@ -504,5 +467,17 @@ </body> </section> +<section> +<title>zen-sources</title> +<body> + +<p> +<c>zen-sources</c> was designed for desktop systems. It included code not found +in the mainline kernel. The zen kernel had patches that added new features, +supported additional hardware, and contained various tweaks for desktops. +</p> + +</body> +</section> </chapter> </guide>
