-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote:
>While I agree that *everyone* benefits from the simple fact that the kernel >_can_ be customized, and that some people need to compile their own >kernels, and that everyone who is serious about understanding and using >Linux professionally should compile his/her own kernel at least a few >times, I am conclusively of the opinion that RPM kernels are Just Fine (tm) >for 99% of production boxen out there. >I am also of the opinion that way too many people address problems they >don't understand with measures that are not true solutions. In this case, >yes... recompiling the kernel and going to a great deal of trouble could >have solved the problem; but the most efficient and effective solution was >much simpler than that and unrelated to the kernel at all. True. But many of us cut our teeth on Linux in the days when this was a _necessary_ step to get much of anything working. Old habits die hard. ;-) I agree that Red Hat's stock kernels are very flexible lately, and you're quite right that the need to do this is becoming rather rare. - -d - -- David Talkington PGP key: http://www.prairienet.org/~dtalk/0xCA4C11AD.pgp -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5.8 Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.75-6 iQA/AwUBPMYCDr9BpdPKTBGtEQKQWgCgsLXkKIj6ECtenfJpZJtQF7RAAeQAn0Y+ jyS5BQNBOaOfhd8c31fOUxSz =O4nK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
