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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!op.net!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!nic.win.hookup.net!vertex.tor.hookup.net!nic.ott.hookup.net!nic.ott.hookup.net!not-for-mail From: aem@nic.ott.hookup.net (Andrew E. Mileski) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: kernel Followup-To: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Date: 7 Jan 1997 20:49:59 GMT Organization: HookUp Communication Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA Lines: 32 Message-ID: <5auctn$und$1@nic.ott.hookup.net> References: <59ac1t$hq1@news6.noc.netcom.net> <59kckh$ctb@portal.gmu.edu> <N.122396.190522.99@scrantr> <32D22D1B.616B@elektron.et.tudelft.nl> Reply-To: aem@ott.hookup.net (Andrew E. Mileski) NNTP-Posting-Host: nic.ott.hookup.net X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950621BETA PL0] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.development.system:38239 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:33772 In article <32D22D1B.616B@elektron.et.tudelft.nl> you wrote: : I have a kernel 2.0.18, and I wanna put a new one on it. I saw that : there is 2.027, and there are several 2.1.x versions. : Which one is the most stable to use? Short Answer: The latest PRODUCTION kernel, whatever it may be. finger @linux.cs.helsinki.fi Long Answer: Kernel versions are in the format (major).(minor).(patchlevel) If minor is EVEN, then it is a PRODUCTION kernel. If minor is ODD, then it is an EXPERIMENTAL kernel. Production kernels are known to work reasonably well. On experimental kernels, there are no guarantees of any kind - it may work, it may not. New code goes into experimental kernels, but only bug fixes are allowed on production kernels...of course Linus is free to change this rule at any time (and has). This development cycle helps make every production kernel better than the last. For experimental kernels, it is "hit and miss" whether they work well or not. I've been using v2.1.17 (experimental) since it was released. Normally I keep up-to-date with the latest kernels, but I just haven't had the time lately. -- Andrew E. Mileski mailto:aem@ott.hookup.net Linux Plug-and-Play Kernel Project http://www.redhat.com/linux-info/pnp/ XFree86 Matrox Team http://www.bf.rmit.edu.au/~ajv/xf86-matrox.html