Re: should we really avoid the 686 kernel image?

[Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org>]

Hi,

On Samstag, 30. Oktober 2010, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> > currently we avoid the 686 kernel image so that the package is not
> > on the CD/DVD.
> Can you tell us why it is on the avoid list?

No.

> > So to make things easier for a tiny percentage of our users, we make
> > things harder for the vast majority.
> Who does it make it harder for, and who does it make it easier for?

Installing the 486 kernel makes it harder for the majority, as they will need 
to install the 686 kernel manually. Installing the 486 kernel makes it easier 
for those few people still using hardware from the last millenium.


cheers,
	Holger

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