>A co-worker of mine still runs the 2.4 kernel on his MythTV (v. 0.16)
>Slackware box, simply because the thing ``just works.'' He is more
>likely to patch his kernel for SATA support than try to hoist his
>kernel to the 2.6 branch; it would simply save him time and effort.

I still run 2.4 kernel on my desktop and most of the servers I manage for the exact same reason. My philosophy is if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I never upgrade unless it is a security issue or I *really* need a new feature.

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