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Should Aunt Tillie Build Her Own Kernels?
DeadBugs writes: "Linux Weekly News is reporting on a new linux controversy. The inclusion of a Kernel Autoconfiguration program that would make it easy for almost anybody to build a custom Kernel on their computer. Eric Raymond supports this idea saying that this will bring Linux to a wider market. Those that oppose this idea mainly think that only those educated few should custom build their own Kernels. I for one hope this gets included if only to make standard installations and upgrades faster."
wish i had some mod points to add some points to parent, i totally agree :-)
Good God!
Are the Luddites still at it!
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Also you could take advantage of performance and memory usage benefits gained from a custom kernel, without requiring the knowlege to custom compile it. I doubt distro`s could build enough well optimized kernels to suit a very wide range of hardware.
.tar.gz or .tar.bz2 package, containing a configure script, how about a gui tool which processes these packages, compiles and installs them.. and allows the user to select an installation prefix, compiler flags, and other options.. perhaps via an "advanced" tab.. with the default options just ./configure;make;make install, and providing some kind of progress indicator while the build is running.
Another thought, since MOST software comes in a
You could also check the host system, and configure appropriate optimization flags, big apps like mozilla benefit hugely from more aggressive compiler optimization.
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i love how i got modded twice as redundant with a first post :-D that's logic, that.
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