Re: Linux (YDL) vs. Linux (Intel flavours)


Subject: Re: Linux (YDL) vs. Linux (Intel flavours)
From: Robert Brandtjen (rob@prometheusmedia.com)
Date: Thu Mar 14 2002 - 11:10:52 MST


On Thursday 14 March 2002 11:31 am, Romain Kang wrote:
> 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.

RH does in fact employs none other then Alan Cox himself:

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2106081,00.html

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