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On Saturday 10 May 2003 16:38, Kai Hendry wrote: > Yes I am advising users to use stock kernels. You can 'customize' it > using modconf. > > What's the problem? It is completely sane. Don't claim that is more leet > to build from sources or that it is faster as arguments. I fail to see why I shouldn't use speed as an arguement. My current Gentoo install is utterly configured for my system, right down to the individual modules in my kernel. Thanks to this it runs significantly faster than any other distro I have run and more importantly I know my system from the ground up (well ok, there are parts I'm hazy about in the running of it, but by this approach I have learnt a hell of a lot more than I would have done otherwise). If all you want is an OS that Just Works at the expense of complete optimisation then I think stock kernels are a wonderful thing. Not only do they give you the choice to not have to mess around with these things but they make Linux far more accessable for far more people. However, if you want an optimised system which doesn't have a load of needless stuff installed (be it in your kernel or your system in general) then I fail to see why you wouldn't see the benefit in compiling your own kernel? After all, it's hardly likely that whoever compiled the stock Debian/Redhat/Suse/etc kernel had your exact requirements in mind at the time :o) I have to say I don't think this should go in any FAQ as I believe it is very much a matter of personal opinion rather than tried and tested logic. Besides all that I don't really have the choice to use a stock kernel with Gentoo as there isn't one! :op Dan -- "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent" -- Salvor Hardin -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.