On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 6:02 PM, Russell Johnson<[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 4:29 PM, Jameson Williams wrote: > >>> >>> The kernels that CentOS uses stock are quite old as far as the 2.6 >>> branch goes. I am using 2.6.18 and the current kernel is like 2.6.27 >>> or something. In CentOS, the mesa drivers seem to be ancient. >>> >> >> Boy, that is ancient. You should run Fedora, if you like the redhat >> thing. >> FC11 is at 2.6.29 right now. Debian Stable is at 2.6.26, and Ubuntu >> Latest >> is at 2.6.28. > > You have to understand the ideology behind the distro before comparing > it. > > CentOS has a stated goal to be as like RHEL as possible, without > infringing on Redhat IP. RHEL has a stated goal to be stable for two > years. And fully supported for much longer (7 years) http://www.redhat.com/rhel/server/details/#lifecycle
> > Stable is defined as, "What ran on RHEL 5.2 at release will run on > RHEL 5.2 with all updates". (I'm paraphrasing... ) > > They don't release kernel updates unless there is a compelling reason > to do so. Most kernel updates will wait until the next major update of > the OS. Yet approx every 6 months they release a major update. RHEL 5.3 was released in Feb 09. 5.4 is in beta now with expected release late Sept or early Oct. They do major back ports to support newer hardware. We have RHEL 5.3 running on IBM I7 hardware with 10Gb interfaces. > > Basically, CentOS will release kernel updates when RHEL publishes > kernel updates. They would be subverting their own stated objectives > if they were to release their own kernel update. > > Fedora, on the other hand, is the Redhat playground. It's not stable, > not for production, shouldn't be used for 'real work'. YMMV. > > None of what I have stated in this message should be considered as > gospel, or as a statement from, about, pro, or con against any > particular distribution. I'm simply restating, in my own way. > > Constructive comments welcome. "Flames and/or distro-war fodder" >> / > dev/null. > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
