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On 04/03/08 19:11, Chris Walters wrote:
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> 
> All GNU/Linux distros I've tried use the same basic kernel (where
> support for
> the filesystems is built), and have the same basic GNU/Linux services. 
> So you
> can have that stability with virtually any distro.  In my experience, the
> compile options used to compile the kernel, the filesystem tools, etc.
> is what
> determines whether it will be stable.  Sometimes, the kernel version itself
> will make a system unstable.  For example, having kernel compile options
> set
> that your computer doesn't support can make the resulting system unstable.

The difference, I think, is in how long the "publishers" of a distro
branch issue security releases for it.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

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