Subject: Re: Linux (YDL) vs. Linux (Intel flavours)
From: Romain Kang (romain@kzsu.stanford.edu)
Date: Thu Mar 14 2002 - 10:31:46 MST
On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 07:15:33AM -0800, Paul J. Lucas wrote:
> The only things distros do is repackage what other people have
> written, write their own installers, and maybe mess around with
> files in /etc. That's pretty much it. They do not make
> kernels or UIs.
Last I checked, the RedHat 2.x.y kernel sources were slightly
different from Linus's 2.x.y. Same with SuSE. Why? I think it's
because some of the distro houses actually employ some of the
principal Linux developers, and their pet fixes/enhancements
sometimes get into distro before than Linus can approve them
for his reference sources.
SMP ain't SMP if you have to deal with a giant lock...
Romain Kang Disclaimer: I speak for myself alone,
romain@kzsu.stanford.edu except when indicated otherwise.
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