Support.  Plain and simple.  With a custom kernel if you have somethign 
going wrong you are the only person on the planet running that kernel 
configuration.  So it opens a huge can of worms for trouble shooting 
and feed back and such.

If I were in a position that I really felt that I was bleeding performance 
by having extra modules available (its not like you have to load them) I 
would compile a kernel or if there was not a debian kernel available that 
had the features I needed.

Certainly there is nothing wrong with compiling your own kernel, I just 
think the 'resources' saved are minimal in application weighed against 
having a wider userbase in which to garner support and such on.

Nothing wrong with having differing opinions.  

-Derek
On Wed, 7 Aug 2002, Mike Starke wrote:

> I, on the otherhand, do just the opposite: I have used Debain
> for years, and that is the first thing I do after an install (or,
> rather part of the install process). Compile what I need in a brand
> new kernel, and then I'm done.
> 
> Is there a reason why you would run stock kernel's with
> more features compiled than you need?
> 
> v/r
> Mike
> 
> On Wed, Aug 07, 2002 at 12:25:47PM -0400, Robert Bushman wrote:
>  Ahhh, just the answer I was looking for. How
>  will this affect the other modules I specified,
>  like cmpci (my sound card), ide-scsi (to
>  emulate scsi for my burner), and eepro100?
>  Would they have been set up as external modules?
>  
>  Any thoughts on whether this will work with a
>  dual Athlon? (is the MP architecture manufacturer
>  independant?)
>  
>  On Wed, 7 Aug 2002, Derek Neighbors wrote:
>  
>  > I have a rule to only run stock Debian kernels unless absolutely
>  > mandatory. Compiling kernels is fun, but if stock one contains what I
>  > need, I just dont. ;)
>  >
>  > Have you tried apt-getting:
>  >
>  > kernel-image-2.4.18-686-smp  - Linux kernel image 2.4.18 on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/PIV SMP.
>  >
>  > -Derek
>  >  On Wed, 7 Aug 2002, Robert Bushman wrote:
>  >
>  > > Is there some Debian way of reconfiguring
>  > > the kernel, or should I just do it the old fashioned
>  > > way? I forgot to add SMP, so only the right CPU
>  > > is working. It's fine when I run Gimp or OpenOffice
>  > > Impress, but if I try to fire up OpenOffice Calc or
>  > > GnuCash, it gets all disaffected, says something like,
>  > > "math is the hobgoblin of small minds", and goes off
>  > > in the corner to smoke clove cigarettes.
>  > >
>  > > I tried /usr/sbin/base-config, but it looks like that
>  > > starts after the kernel configuration.
>  > >
>  > > On Tue, 6 Aug 2002, Derek Neighbors wrote:
>  > >
>  > > > > - If you've got a big pipe, do a net install. Grab
>  > > > > the minimal .iso (about 10 megs). This way, you only
>  > > > > download what you're installing.
>  > > >
>  > > > Gack, its much easier to download 3 floppies. (root, rescue, driver)
>  > >
>  > > *3* floppies? It took me half an hour yesterday
>  > > to dig up 2 floppies for LEAF. :)
>  > >
>  > > > <Lots of other good info>
>  > >
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