[rescue] Re: G5 case

Phil Stracchino alaric at caerllewys.net
Wed Jun 25 10:38:27 CDT 2003


On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 10:25:12AM -0500, Eric Dittman wrote:
> > Given the fiasco over the 2.4.x kernel series, especially the versions
> > current at the time of the release of woody, it strikes me as pretty
> > sensible that the stock kernel remains a well-tested version 2.2 kernel.
> 
> There were some problems early on, but they've been ironed
> out.  The 2.4 kernel has been out and stable for a long time.
> More than enough time to get stable updated.

And it must be pointed out that the 2.2, 2.0, and 1.2 kernels had
similar teething troubles in the first few releases.  Characterizing the
2.4 kernel as a "fiasco" is completely false.


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