----- Original Message ----
> From: Filipe Brandenburger <filbranden@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:29:41 PM
> Subject: Re: applying kernel patch
>
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 16:22, Steven Vishootwrote:
> > just wondering, why would you not want the latest kernel?
>
> Because it will potentially not run "as smooth" as the kernel version
> shipped by CentOS. While newer kernels typically improve hardware
> support, they also introduce changes that are incompatible with the
> userland utilities provided in CentOS, so these changes may actually
> *break* something that works with an older version...
>
> It's all part of what is called an "Enterprise Linux Distribution".
> When you choose such a distribution, you basically accept that some of
> your packages will be somewhat outdated (with backports for security
> issues) but on the other hand you know the components have been more
> tested together than with other "bleeding edge" distros... If you want
> to run a more updated kernel, you should probably look into Fedora or
> Ubuntu. If you want to run *the* latest kernel, you should probably
> look into Gentoo. However those are admittedly not as stable as
> CentOS/RHEL is.
>
> HTH,
> Filipe
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sorry i meant the latest Centos kernel, not kernel.org one.. Is the kernel that OP was talking about the latest? i haven't look at my system yet.
sorry for the confusion
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