Stay with RH9? / Compiling Kernel is Better?

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Author: der.hans
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Subject: Stay with RH9? / Compiling Kernel is Better?
Am 18. Jan, 2004 schw=E4tzte Tom Achtenberg so:

> The fact you even ask about recompiling the kernal shows one of the most
> glaring weaknesses of Linux. Imagine the outcry if Microsoft sais everyo=

ne
> had to recompile Windows XP to get it to work on their machine. This is
> about the same thing.


There is no requirement to compile the kernel. Other than to add some
debugging for a SCSI bug last year I haven't compiled a kernel in years.

Kernel packages work quite well.

It's good to have the option to compile, though.

ciao,

der.hans
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