It seems to me that there's a problem in cooperation between distributions that port the linux kernel to sparc. The reason I say this is, I run a very stable web/mail server on a sparc at work that is running debian with a 2.6.8 kernel. However, in gentoo I've not been able to get a 2.6 kernel that's currently in portage running, much less stable.
The dilemma here is that I much prefer gentoo sparc in every other respect than the kernel (well maybe speed of getting a running system, but that I understand and am willing to deal with - that's gentoo in general;-). Why is it that their 2.6 kernel is so great while gentoo's is so unstable? Anyways, that said, I have a question. Since the debian sparc 2.6 kernel seems so stable is there any reason why I can't just take their source tree and compile it in gentoo? It seems to me that this would be the best solution to my dilemma. It'd essentially just be a way of taking advantage of their one advantage over gentoo sparc. jbw -- [email protected] mailing list
