[Tfug] linux no longer for amateurs

[erich]

OK,
           This isn't an upgrade. It's brand new hardware. Let me
look at other responses before I reply.

                                                                                                
Erich
Zack Williams wrote:
>>  I hate ts say it but this means that Micro$oft will win.
>>     
>
> Back in the 1.3/2.0 kernel days I compiled my own kernels and had
> fairly mixed results.  I was running pretty bleeding edge hardware
> then (dual 200Mhz pentium pros), and probably 1 in 5 kernel revisions
> didn't work quite right for me.
>
> Since then, I haven't deviated from distro releases.  There's a reason
> that we have them, and not just a kernel with separate userland - none
> of the BSD's or any other commerical unixes do it the linux way.
>
> Is there a reason you're upgrading?
>
> - Zack
>
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