can redhat 9 be used with kernel 2.5.x from kernel.org

[Randy Perkins <randyperkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hello

can redhat 9 be used with kernel 2.5.x from kernel.org

i am thinking about loading it on a machine to check it out.
never used a beta kernel before ?

could i start with a .config from rh9 and do 'make oldconfig' ?

thanks

randy