Types of Kernel
Matthew Miller
mattdm at mattdm.org
Thu Jul 6 14:57:28 UTC 2006
On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 02:49:51PM +0200, Roberto Ragusa wrote:
> A vanilla kernel is what you can download from kernel.org.
> Kernels used in Linux distributions typically contain
> modifications (bugfixes, experimental features...).
The mantra for Fedora is "upstream, upstream, upstream". So, the Fedora
kernel attempts to be as close to "vanilla" as reasonably possible. In the
old days, it was coconut almont fudge ripple with marshmallow swirls and
caramel topping; now it's more chocolate chip. :)
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