Re: debian first in slashdot poll
On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, Steve Lamb wrote:
> > Are there any dists where you can't compile your own kernel? Certainly,
> > you can with RH.
>
> My point is that the issue of Slink shipping with 2.0.36 is irrelevant
> because you can compile your own kernel. In fact, of all the components of
> this OS in which the "latest and greatest" means the least is the kernel
> because one should recompile it with the needs of the specific box that it
> will be running on.
That's true, with caveats. Slink didn't have ipchains, it didn't have a
2.2 kernel compatible dhcp, etc. For some systems a 2.2 kernel would be
unusable without compiling certain packages yourself.
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