--- Phil Thane
Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing Systems
Hello,
Hello.
I've been trying to follow the discussion about kernels and the advantages or otherwise of compiling your own. I am still a relative newcomer to Linux (I have SuSE 8.2 at home and am 'keeping an eye on developments' for work). I used to be a teacher and if I were still I'd run straight back to the safety of Microsoft. The notion that straight after installing your brand new OS you should tear the guts out of it and start again is pretty horrifying for the average user!
Heh -- if that is what I et al. were suggesting, then I apologise for that. My point was, that it is recommended you do it, not that it is a requirement. Running back to MS is fine, but you won't have learn't a great deal about Linux that way.
The discussion does sort of explain one thing though, why the OS and software behaves differently on my AMD machine compared to my brother's PIII! Now all I have to figure is how to get the desirable features from each, on both!
Because they're two different chip architectures, they operate differently. However, the kernel installation scripts are intelligent enough (with you specifying your system architecture) to determine which bits to change. What did you used to teach? I'm not a teacher, I'm just a student at University. HTH, -- Thomas Adam ===== Thomas Adam "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- www.linuxgazette.com ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk