From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1SYY1V-0006DP-Lx for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 27 May 2012 07:36:26 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C9682E0764; Sun, 27 May 2012 07:36:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DC70E0777 for ; Sun, 27 May 2012 07:36:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from flycatcher.gentoo.org (flycatcher.gentoo.org [81.93.255.6]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 63C461B4006 for ; Sun, 27 May 2012 07:36:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: by flycatcher.gentoo.org (Postfix, from userid 2104) id 151122004C; Sun, 27 May 2012 07:36:06 +0000 (UTC) From: "Joshua Saddler (nightmorph)" To: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org Reply-To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org, nightmorph@gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-commits] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en: gentoo-kernel.xml X-VCS-Repository: gentoo X-VCS-Files: gentoo-kernel.xml X-VCS-Directories: xml/htdocs/doc/en X-VCS-Committer: nightmorph X-VCS-Committer-Name: Joshua Saddler Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf8 Message-Id: <20120527073606.151122004C@flycatcher.gentoo.org> Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 07:36:06 +0000 (UTC) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 605fd5bc-455c-4f12-8fc5-a5a4b0474f3d X-Archives-Hash: 89d3d12efcaface92130d79154b51a95 nightmorph 12/05/27 07:36:06 Modified: gentoo-kernel.xml Log: zen-sources is being removed from portage; moved to previous kernels se= ction. also kicked out old 2.4/2.6 kernel info no longer relevant to the = default 3.x kernels used/supported everywhere. Revision Changes Path 1.64 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gent= oo-kernel.xml?rev=3D1.64&view=3Dmarkup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gent= oo-kernel.xml?rev=3D1.64&content-type=3Dtext/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gent= oo-kernel.xml?r1=3D1.63&r2=3D1.64 Index: gentoo-kernel.xml =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-kernel.xml,v retrieving revision 1.63 retrieving revision 1.64 diff -u -r1.63 -r1.64 --- gentoo-kernel.xml 27 Apr 2012 04:58:55 -0000 1.63 +++ gentoo-kernel.xml 27 May 2012 07:36:05 -0000 1.64 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - + =20 Gentoo Linux Kernel Guide @@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ =20 -4 -2012-04-26 +5 +2012-05-27 =20 Introduction @@ -60,31 +60,6 @@ sources we make available to you.

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-Linux 2.4 is maintained by Willy Tarreau. Linus Torvalds, the original c= reator -of Linux, handed maintainership of the Linux 2.4 branch over to Marcelo = Tosatti -when Linus went off to start developing the newer 2.6 kernel tree. Marce= lo did a -fine job of keeping 2.4 stable and secure, and has since handed over -maintainership to Willy. Note that only security and bug fixes are accep= ted into -the 2.4 kernel tree. Actual development happens in the Linux 2.6 kernel = tree. -

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-Linux 2.6 is maintained by Andrew Morton, who works closely with Linus -Torvalds to deliver a fast, powerful, and feature-packed Linux kernel. -Development is happening at incredible pace and this kernel tree is now = very -mature. -

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-Some of the more uncommon system architectures are not fully compatible = with -Linux 2.6, and some users prefer the tried-and-tested Linux 2.4 kernel. = However, -please note that Linux 2.4 is currently not being developed further - on= ly bug -and security fixes are being included in the newer releases. If you are = able to, -we suggest that you upgrade to Linux 2.6. You may find the migration document useful. -

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For most users, we recommend the gentoo-sources kernel. -gentoo-sources is a kernel based on Linux 2.6, lightly patched to= fix +gentoo-sources is a kernel based on Linux 3.x, lightly patched to= fix security problems, kernel bugs, and to increase compatibility with the m= ore uncommon system architectures.

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-Two versions of the kernel can be found under this package: 2.4 and 2.6. -

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-zen-sources - - -

-zen-sources is designed for desktop systems. It includes code not= found -in the mainline kernel. The zen kernel has patches that add new features= , -support additional hardware, and contain various tweaks for desktops. +Two versions of the kernel can be found under this package: 2.6 and 3.x.

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+zen-sources + + +

+zen-sources was designed for desktop systems. It included code no= t found +in the mainline kernel. The zen kernel had patches that added new featur= es, +supported additional hardware, and contained various tweaks for desktops= . +

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