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b.n. wrote: |
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> Sigfrido V. Ortiz C. ha scritto: |
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>> Why and when to UPGRADE the kernel? |
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> Basically, when you need to. |
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> I lived with 2.6.16 until two weeks ago, and before 2.6.16 I lived with |
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> 2.6.12 much longer. |
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> If you don't feel the need of a new kernel, I don't see any reason to |
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> upgrade. |
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A famous British mountaineer, George Mallory, who made several attempts |
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on Mt. Everest, and was eventually killed on the mountain, was once |
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asked why he was so determined to climb the peak. His answer? "Because |
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it is there." |
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Surely a very similar argument applies to Gentoo users and new Linux |
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kernels! ;-) |
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