On 24 May 2004, Chris Metzler wrote: > On Mon, 24 May 2004 16:56:16 +0100 > Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Is it going to become essential or at least highly > > desirable to shift to the new kernels in the near future? > > Considering that the 2.0 and 2.2 kernel trees are still being > maintained, and that there are servers out there running both, > I don't think you need to hurry to adopt 2.6 for fear of 2.4 > being abandoned. That eventuality is probably a long way off. > So your transition should be driven by what you can get out > of it, and whether it's worth it to you. > > I haven't tried it yet, because I keep seeing people (here and > on other lists) complaining about various problems; I wanna wait > until the rate of complaints drops enough, especially with regard > to latency issues. But when that happens, I'll switch promptly > because of various enhancements that are advertised to speed up > the desktop tremendously. > > -c > > > --
Thanks to both for replies. Pretty much what I'd concluded myself. It was the claims for desktop speedup that principally motivated me to try out 2.6 but I don't find any noticeable delays with 2.4 so it's not much of an issue. Anthony -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.acampbell.org.uk using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
