[Nottingham] Kernels 2.4 vs 2.6

[Cam]

Martin

> Just stumbled across the comment:
> 
> "The new stable release provides a choice between kernels 2.4.34.2 and
> 2.6.16.45 with built-in virtualisation support"
> 
> 
> So why would "2.4" still be used rather than "2.6" other than for
> historical systems?

It could be used for embedded systems, for example if the architecture 
isn't mainstream so isn't well supported in 2.6, or if the product 
includes devices with third-party device drivers that are only provided 
for 2.4.x kernels

Also if you have many hours of testing and development behind a product 
with 2.4.x built in, you need a very compelling reason to move to 2.6 
with all the associated development work, re-testing, and support of 
deployed devices that will still be running 2.4.x


-Cam

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camilo at mesias.co.uk                                                 <--