On Sunday 09 November 2003 19:03, David C. Hart wrote: > > Can't I just compile the latest 2.4 or 2.6 kernel from www.kernel.org? > > I've always done that with RedHat, and would be disappointed > > if it were no longer possible. > > You can. However, RedHat has added a number of refinements and fixes > that have not made it into the KORG kernels. Furthermore, the NPTL > scheme is supposed to provide performance improvements. I certainly > would not use 2.6 at this stage of the game. I find 2.6.0 perfectly usable, under RedHat-9.0. The only problem I've had with it to date is that bluez (Bluetooth) doesn't work -- as Marcel Holtmann, the bluez king, acknowledges. But you sound as though you think it is going to make your computer explode. Re "refinements and fixes", what exactly does that mean? If "fixes" means correction of bugs in the Torvald's kernel, I would have thought the proper action was to send the patches to Torvalds. Equally, if "refinements" means "improvements on the Torvalds kernel" I would prefer to wait until they are approved by Torvalds or his minions. -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
