On Fri, 2007-01-05 at 00:57 +1030, Tim wrote: > > You should only need a new kernel when you get new hardware that > > the old one doesn't handle. > > Not even then... You should really only need a new kernel when it > offers better features than the last. >From the perspective of the people making the changes, all of them are for better features... > Drivers and handlers ought to be > separate than the operating system, they're peripherals. But that requires an OS that defines a stable interface for the drivers. I've seen nothing to make me think that that will ever happen in Linux. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
