On søndag 30 oktober 2005, 06:52, John O'Hagan wrote: > What do I need to be aware of if I use stock sources?
I think I remember somewhere around when 2.6 released that Linus said something about him not seeing it as his role to provide end-user kernels. That's for distributors to do. I haven't been following the developments since but since then, and since not needing very specialized patches anymore, I've built my own kernels, but built them on kernel-source packages rather than kernel.org releases. If you like being on the edge, you may be bitten. But OTOH, by being on the edge, you get the experience that's needed to provide stable kernels for the rest of us, so, by all means do it. I think it boils down to that, the issue is simply that unexpected things may happen, but if you are equipped to deal with it, you're making everyone a favor. Cheers Kjetil -- Kjetil Kjernsmo Programmer / Astrophysicist / Ski-orienteer / Orienteer / Mountaineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.kjetil.kjernsmo.net/ OpenPGP KeyID: 6A6A0BBC
