Messages in this thread | | | From | "Khimenko Victor" <> | Date | Thu, 8 Apr 1999 20:34:01 +0400 (MSD) | Subject | Re: OFF TOPIC - ac version of kernels... |
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In <Pine.LNX.4.10.9904080816020.20186-100000@chris.symsystems.com> Chris Hirsch (chris@symsystems.com) wrote: > Can anybody tell me what the ac version of the new kernels means? I'm > currently running 2.2.5 and for whatever reason netscape seems to scroll > slower than 2.0.34...I thought about upgrading further and I keep seeing > ac appended some kernel versions. I've looked around (although I'm sure I > didn't use the right keywords) and I can't find any info on what the ac > is.
Take a look on ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/alan/2.2/
ac kernels are like sedimentation tank for the very latest and greatest patches. There are some new exciting features and latest bugfixes. When patches are tested and works fine they are feed to Linus. When patches are tested and NOT works fine thay are postponed or just droped. So you sometimes can find there fixes for your problems and sometimes it will just refuse to boot or will do some nasty things. In short: try them if you have enough time but do not bother Linus with ac kernels problems if problems can not be reproduced with stock Linus's kernel (feel free to bother Alan in both cases of course :-)
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