On 5 January 2012 17:34, tmb <[email protected]> wrote: > tmb <tmb> 1.59-2.mga2: > + Revision: 191558 > - build with kernel-3.2.0-1.mga2 > - kernel-firmware-extra is now kernel-firmware-nonfree
BTW, boot.iso is huge. Most of it is the two kernels flavors (desktop & server) and their modules for storage, network, ... The rationale for having 2 alternatives was to have a fallback when main kernel failes to handle the hardware. Eg by kernel*2.4.x times, we had kernel-BOOT-2.4.x as main kernel (== main flavor debloated/reduced down) and a kernel-2.2.x as alternative. Thus if the newer 2.4.x branch failed to handle a machine, odds were that old 2.2.x would success. Later we provide an older kernel, eg 2.6.11-6mdk-i586-up-1GB, 2.6.11-6mdkBOOT & 2.6.8.1-12mdkBOOT). But now we use the same codebase for both alternatives. The only difference is that we use two flavors, regular/desktop and server. At least on x86_64, I fail to see how the small difference between these two flavors can help any machine. I suggest we drop the kernel-server alternative at least on x86_64 in order to save half boot.iso size (less of course on the tainted one) as well as saving 20m for packages on CDs & DVDs. And maybe on i586 too... WDYT?
