Getting people into Linux

Tim ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au
Thu Jan 4 14:27:37 UTC 2007


On Thu, 2007-01-04 at 08:06 -0600, Les Mikesell wrote:
> You should only need a new kernel when you get new hardware that
> the old one doesn't handle.

Not even then...  You should really only need a new kernel when it
offers better features than the last.  Drivers and handlers ought to be
separate than the operating system, they're peripherals.

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