Vanilla Kernel 2.6 Stability vs 2.4?

chromis asks: "I am a 'Linux-from-scratch' like Linux user. I maintain my system for almost 4 years that way. I'm still using kernel 2.4, and I'm a little bit afraid for updating to 2.6 because of the problems like stability issues, driver subsystem problems, etc. I once tried 2.6.0 a long time ago, but I experienced random freezes which I could not diagnose. We all know about the development model issues, and I often read complaints about current kernel development practices. Now that kernel 2.6.13 is out, I really want to ask Slashdot: if you are a vanilla 2.6 kernel user, how are your experiences with these plain kernel.org 2.6 kernels? Is it really as bad as some people claim, or is 2.6 only usable when using a distro from a large vendor like Red Hat, SuSE, etc? I really would like to upgrade to the new vanilla 2.6 kernel eventually, but I'm a little hesitant. Any advice?"

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86 Comments all modded at 1 or higher!!

[justanyone]

I'd like to congratulate our muses, our modding overlords, our interesting crowd-drawing slashdotting crowds who, so far, have created 86 comments that are all modded at 1 or higher (no 0's, no -1's).

In the fine tradition of upsetting the applecart, I'd like to attribute this lack to:
* the utter stupidity of Rush Limbaugh;
* several really mundane things that John Kerry said once;
* the fact that all (ethnic-group-here) people are different than me;
* Microsoft being really suckky and underappreciated;
* Linux being really suckky and no one being willing to defend it;
* Not enough fans of "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavera" participating in this discussion;
* A complete lack of PETA members willing to talk about their concerns over my diet;

Remember, people: Somewhere, somehow, a troll is crying.

-- Kevin