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FromGrant Coady <>
SubjectRe: What is the vanilla kernel?
DateMon, 10 Oct 2005 10:25:43 +1000
On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 07:48:27 +0800, jeff shia <tshxiayu@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I googled it but could not find the answer.
>Is it the standard linux kernel?

Yes it is, as opposed to modified distro-supplied kernels.

The term 'vanilla' has been used for a long time, sometimes as 
a synonym for Linus' kernel back when we bounced between vanilla 
or -acX depending on which flavour booted that week...

Grant.

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