On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 11:14:14AM -0500, Ralph E. Kenyon, Jr. wrote: > I think I understand that kernel*src if for those who want to make changes > and compile their own custom kernel. (Scary! [to me]) Correct. > Is kernel-source not essential to linux? No. It is only needed if you want to compile third-party kernel modules (for example, closed-source device drivers) that will work with the distro kernel. Dominic. -- fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legacy-list
