We had huge problems a while back, they still pop up due to this. We all of a sudden had to start dealing with some HUGE (multiple GB apiece) files. It was a nightmare determining which kernels had ext3 support in them, which distros/patchlevels had all the correct utils for ext3 support, whatever. And people had done exactly what you described, recompiled their own kernels with god-knows-what kind of configs, switched distros..Ugh.
UnitedLinux is a step in the right direction, but something more granular is needed.
Marcelo got into kernel hacking when he was like 16. So what if our current Gods decide to leave? They would be missed, for sure, but there'd surely be someone new, hungry, and just as skilled ready to take their place.
That's why Linux can be counted on. NT4? MS just up and decides to drop support. Interactive Unix? Sun just up and decides to drop support. Thank god IBM has kept up with OS/2..for now..
The Linux kernel needs a severe restructuring of it's development model to stay afloat. Bad Things Will Happen (TM) if we keep on like we are now. Kernel differences between distributions are making it even worse. Nevermind becoming a viable business/corporate solution, let's fix what's wrong before it's too late!
I know what you mean. Everyone always talks about how much more stable GNU/Linux is compared to Windows. That's why I switched. I was using Windows 2000 Professional, but I haven't noticed much of an honest improvement. Sure, it doesn't crash as hard as Windows ME and earlier do, but what's the point of stability if my web-browser (one of 310981209 to choose from) crashes every ten minutes. Is the the browser? Is it some faceless kdieninitd arts oaf esd bonobo program crashing in the background? I guess I'll spend MY friday night re-installing Windows 2000..:(
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We had huge problems a while back, they still pop up due to this. We all of a sudden had to start dealing with some HUGE (multiple GB apiece) files. It was a nightmare determining which kernels had ext3 support in them, which distros/patchlevels had all the correct utils for ext3 support, whatever. And people had done exactly what you described, recompiled their own kernels with god-knows-what kind of configs, switched distros..Ugh.
UnitedLinux is a step in the right direction, but something more granular is needed.
Marcelo got into kernel hacking when he was like 16. So what if our current Gods decide to leave? They would be missed, for sure, but there'd surely be someone new, hungry, and just as skilled ready to take their place.
That's why Linux can be counted on. NT4? MS just up and decides to drop support. Interactive Unix? Sun just up and decides to drop support. Thank god IBM has kept up with OS/2..for now..
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This "backport concept" is what made early 2.4 kernal revisions a total nightmare!
The Linux kernel needs a severe restructuring of it's development model to stay afloat. Bad Things Will Happen (TM) if we keep on like we are now. Kernel differences between distributions are making it even worse. Nevermind becoming a viable business/corporate solution, let's fix what's wrong before it's too late!
I know what you mean. Everyone always talks about how much more stable GNU/Linux is compared to Windows. That's why I switched. I was using Windows 2000 Professional, but I haven't noticed much of an honest improvement. Sure, it doesn't crash as hard as Windows ME and earlier do, but what's the point of stability if my web-browser (one of 310981209 to choose from) crashes every ten minutes. Is the the browser? Is it some faceless kdieninitd arts oaf esd bonobo program crashing in the background? I guess I'll spend MY friday night re-installing Windows 2000.. :(