Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 10 Oct 2005 06:45:40 -0400 | From | James Bruce <> | Subject | Re: What is the vanilla kernel? |
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jeff shia wrote: > I still have some questions. > The stable kernel is called vanilla?but the file name is linux-version.tar.gz? > Such as the kenrel linux-2.6.8.tar.gz can be called a vanilla?
The term "vanilla" is short for "plain vanilla", which means lacking in adornments or extra features. It is derived from the use of vanilla as a basic flavor in deserts to which other optional flavors may be added. For the kernel, vanilla simply refers to Linus' kernel with no extra patches applied to it.
Example: 2.6.13 is a vanilla kernel 2.6.13-rt3 is not (it's vanilla 2.6.13 + rt patches)
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