From: j...@joshtriplett.org Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 14:08:15 -0700 > On Tue, May 06, 2014 at 04:44:10PM -0400, David Miller wrote: >> From: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangc...@gmail.com> >> Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 11:33:11 -0700 >> >> > So why bothers 3.15+ Linux kernel? Why not use an old kernel e.g. 2.4.x? >> > 2.4.x kernel doesn't have so many new features you want to get rid of here. >> >> +1 > > You've got to be kidding. Using 2.4 for a new network-connected device, > today? With all of its potential security holes that nobody is paying > attention to? Easier to fork 3.15 and trim it down than to do *that*. > And there *are* a huge number of useful features in 3.15+, not least of > which drivers for current hardware.
So you're saying that the 2.4.x -stable maintainer did a shitty job and his work is worthless? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
