I just checked out the mailing list at kernel.org and alot of people are complaining about the new 2.6.9 kernel and all its bugs regarding production use. I would really like to use the 2.6 kernel series so I am wondering why you say its stable for production use. On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 16:48:54 -0700, joe <joe@tmsusa.com> wrote: > Dean Lim wrote: > > >Really? Alot of people I asked said that 2.6.8.1 was development grade > >so I kind of assumed 2.6.9 is too or am I wrong about 2.6.8.1 being > >development as well? > > > > > AFAIK all kernel.org releases can now be considered "development grade", > of interest to developers, integrators and brave beta testers. For > production use, the normal practice is to run a linux distribution from > a vendor. The vendor kernels are carefully patched and subjected to > rigorous testing, so the vendors can certify and support their > enterprise distributions. > > Disclaimer: for specific tux issues with 2.6, Ingo will be able to offer > more insight... > > > > Best Regards, > > Joe > > _______________________________________________ > > tux-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/tux-list >