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From: rone@bofh.noc.best.net (Ron Echeverri)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Kernel Problems
Date: 2 Jun 1997 10:50:39 -0700
Organization: fidgety systems administrators gmbh
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In article <5mqs7d$20e$1@enyo.uwa.edu.au>,
David May <mayd@chrysanthemum.localdomain> wrote:
>In article <3390866A.41C67EA6@freebsd.org>,
> "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org> writes:
>> Byron Brummer wrote:
>>> Also, maxusers should be set to at least 5 (I do 10). Why the hell
>>> this isn't set the GERERIC kernel is beyond me...
>> GENERIC = GENERIC. Think about the dictionary definition, if you can.
>> Is an X desktop with 4 xterms, a netscape and a fancy WM "generic?" No.
>> That is not generic, that is a desktop configuration. Is a news server
>> with 8 innds running and 6 drives stripped with ccd into a single volume
>> generic? No, that is not generic either, that is a USENET news server
>The dictionary definition of GENERIC is irrelevent to this.
What other definition of GENERIC would you like to use?
>Is it not possible to distribute alternative kernels for some of the more
>common configurations i.e. desktop, on the CD-ROM distributions and let the
>user select one during installation?
That would be a futile exercise. The point of being able to
reconfigure your kernel is to suit it to your needs. The GENERIC
kernel should be enough to get you off the ground, but once your
machine is all set up and ready to go, you should configure your own
kernel for your own machine. If you want a "one kernel fits all", use
Linux.
rone
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