Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 28 Sep 2001 14:32:05 -0700 | From | Pavel Zaitsev <> | Subject | kernel changes |
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Hey guys, I have been watching development of 2.4 since 2.4.2, I wonder wether there would be reversion to old process where kernel source will be solidified before starting development branch. Sysadmins where I work are uneasy to move to linux from solaris, because of erratic changes to the kernel such as replacement of the hardware monitoring code, rewriting of network card drivers - all of which broke some or other software, or simply did not work. I myself update kernel as time permits, usually every 0.0.2+ I have spent nearly two days tracing problem of my network, that ended up in source code of the driver that have been radically changed for "better". Now I don't trust 2.4 line kernel to work *at all*, so cautiously keep all old kernels in the /boot, when upgrading. It seems I am not only one and wonder if something will be done about that. Regards, p.
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