[lug] What tweaks are done to kernels by distributors

[Atkinson, Chip]

I never have made any distribution specific tweaks to the kernel.  I just
down load it, untar it and build it.  I think the distribution specific
tweaks are in other programs/config files such as /etc/inittab.

Chip

> -----Original Message-----
> From: B O'Fallon [mailto:bof at americanisp.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 9:48 AM
> To: clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us; lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> Subject: [lug] What tweaks are done to kernels by distributors
> 
> 
> In general, what tweaks do Linux distributors do to the kernel before
> releasing it in their versions of Linux? I understand that Red Hat
> does some, but do the other distributors do also? If they do tweak
> them, what kind of tweaks are done --- I couldn't find anything about
> this at the RH site.
> 
> I ask this because I want to upgrade my RH 7.0 kernel to 2.2.18, which
> RH has not released under their own version. (I do not want to go to
> 2.4 right now).
> 
> I was thinking of using the version available from kernel.org, but am
> wondering what kind of problems that this might cause since it is not
> RH "tweaked".
> 
> --
> B. O'Fallon
> bof at americanisp.net
> 
> 65,000 Bugs in Windows 2000? They only need 536 more and their whole
> Bug thing will wrap-around and go away. --- This should happen
> Real_Soon_Now. (Stolen from post on Internet)
> 
> 
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