From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A97911381F3 for ; Thu, 3 Oct 2013 15:33:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C3125E0B46; Thu, 3 Oct 2013 15:33:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CA6C1E0B3B for ; Thu, 3 Oct 2013 15:33:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 161E833EE4E for ; Thu, 3 Oct 2013 15:33:10 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -1.64 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.64 tagged_above=-999 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-0.985, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.653, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001] autolearn=no Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([IPv6:::ffff:127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [IPv6:::ffff:127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Fl4mwcCC-CSH for ; Thu, 3 Oct 2013 15:33:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from plane.gmane.org (plane.gmane.org [80.91.229.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5C32C33EE3F for ; Thu, 3 Oct 2013 15:33:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1VRkth-00078x-3a for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Thu, 03 Oct 2013 17:33:01 +0200 Received: from rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com ([71.40.157.251]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 03 Oct 2013 17:33:01 +0200 Received: from wireless by rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 03 Oct 2013 17:33:01 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: James Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: s6 et al Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 15:32:40 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <20131002050424.GC10604@server> <20131002144435.GA29364@linux1> <524D69C2.20408@gmail.com> <20131003170925.6671cbe9@gacer.netixen.com> <524D7BFD.5040700@gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: sea.gmane.org User-Agent: Loom/3.14 (http://gmane.org/) X-Loom-IP: 71.40.157.251 (Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/17.0 Firefox/17.0 SeaMonkey/2.14) X-Archives-Salt: 2456cc15-3b86-455d-b74b-0e644eaf14d7 X-Archives-Hash: 9f8e0c23e361853d8903b583d40c7c1c Alan McKinnon gmail.com> writes: > > I think you are misreading that sentence out of it's context. > > The context as I read it states that the hosting server is a VPS leased > > by Gandi and they don't have control over the kernel (openvz, lxc, > > containers, etc..). > Michael cleared that up too > Running kernel != sources Well, these minimalist--> embedded distros have finely tuned kernels and that is a quintessential characteristic. If the upstream kernel is availble in source form, with some docs, then why does the (mini) distro just make provisions for kernel mods inhouse? Danger will robinson, DANGER..... Been there done that TOO MANY TIMES. caveat emptor! James