Re: Linux kernel version.

2007-10-24 Thread Alan Cox
On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:47:40 -0700 "Clark, Douglas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am reading an article in the Oct 22, 2007 edition of InformationWeek > titled "The Relentless Pace of Linux" on page 43. The article makes a > reference to "Kernel 2.6.23" and I am trying to make some sense of that

Re: Linux kernel version.

2007-10-24 Thread John Summerfield
Rob van der Heij wrote: On 10/24/07, Clark, Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How do those versions map back to the statement "Kernel 2.6.23?" Basically "consumer Linux" and "Enterprise Linux" are different beasts and don't compare like that. The distributors get paid a.o. for porting select

Re: Linux kernel version.

2007-10-24 Thread Mark Post
>>> On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 5:03 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Terry Spaulding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I thought the two different kernels referred to the two different streams > that are used for updates/patches on the IBM developer website. The 2.6.5 > is the older one that is delive

Re: Linux kernel version.

2007-10-24 Thread Rob van der Heij
On 10/24/07, Clark, Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How do those versions map back to the statement "Kernel 2.6.23?" Basically "consumer Linux" and "Enterprise Linux" are different beasts and don't compare like that. The distributors get paid a.o. for porting selected fixes back to stable re

Re: Linux kernel version.

2007-10-24 Thread Terry Spaulding
specific to the distribution. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Clark, Douglas Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 12:48 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Linux kernel version. I am reading an article in the Oct 22, 2007 edition of

Re: Linux kernel version.

2007-10-24 Thread Rich Smrcina
And SLES 10 is 2.6.16. There was also a recent article on linuxtoday.com about the dizzying pace of kernel development and an article today about the -rc1 for .24 that is quite large. The distributors will designate a kernel level at a specific point that is tested with the other packages and th

Re: Linux kernel version.

2007-10-24 Thread Clark, Douglas
Mark and Alan, Thank you for your answers. Doug -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?L

Re: Linux kernel version.

2007-10-24 Thread Fargusson.Alan
Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Clark, Douglas Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 12:48 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Linux kernel version. I am reading an article in the Oct 22, 2007 edition of InformationWeek titled "The Relentless Pace of Linux" on page 43. The artic

Re: Linux kernel version.

2007-10-24 Thread Mark Post
>>> On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 3:47 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Clark, Douglas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am reading an article in the Oct 22, 2007 edition of InformationWeek > titled "The Relentless Pace of Linux" on page 43. The article makes a > reference to "Kernel 2.6.23" and I a

Linux kernel version.

2007-10-24 Thread Clark, Douglas
I am reading an article in the Oct 22, 2007 edition of InformationWeek titled "The Relentless Pace of Linux" on page 43. The article makes a reference to "Kernel 2.6.23" and I am trying to make some sense of that identification to what I am running. On my server running SLES 9 i386 when I issue a