Messages in this thread |  | | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: old kernels too stable | Date | Thu, 9 May 1996 09:52:41 +0100 (BST) |
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> when version (X+1).0 or even X.(Y+1) came out? Quite often, the reason > these new versions came out was to fix bugs or stability problems in > the prior release. Granted, if you need the new kernel for your new > hardware then you have to use it, but if you are getting by with a prior > version then that should be a *testament* to it's stability. Why force an > upgrade if the user does not get anything out of it?
One good thing is that 1.2.13+ELF runs just about everything 1.3.x runs but more slowly. I certainly don't expect to move most of the cymru.net machines to 2.0 simply because 1.2.13+patches works.
Alan
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