Marcus Moeller wrote: > I have noticed that one main reason for the etch Release delay is the missing > of kernel 2.6.18 in the d-i. Only mostly because the final kernel for etch is not present in etch (or even unstable yet), not because of slowness on the d-i side. (2.6.18 is already available in d-i daily builds) > Now I wonder if its really necessary to keep the > installer kernel on track with the one that comes with the distribution > itself. The kernel on the d-i install media is afaik just used to initialize > the target hardware like cdroms, network cards or chipsets/controllers. Yes, the GPL requires that we ship the source to the kernel, even if it's only used by d-i. Sanity also requires that the kernel used by the installer has exactly the same set of bugs and features as the kernel that is installed. -- see shy jo
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