Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 12:33:03 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 12:33:02 -0400 Received: from louise.pinerecords.com ([212.71.160.16]:62479 "EHLO louise.pinerecords.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 12:33:01 -0400 Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 18:35:46 +0200 From: Tomas Szepe To: JorgP Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: What is the most stable kernel to date? Message-ID: <20020712163546.GO29993@louise.pinerecords.com> References: <120401c229be$58fee4e0$2db2950c@vulcan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <120401c229be$58fee4e0$2db2950c@vulcan> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-OS: GNU/Linux 2.4.19-pre10/sparc SMP X-Uptime: 38 days, 1:09 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 595 Lines: 16 > Has anyone conducted any tests to determine what is the most stable (as in > reliable) kernel available? There is no such test because there's no way to describe "being stable" in formulas. You might as well like to stick with a kernel that has worked for you for a long enough time. If you don't need the features of 2.4, go with 2.2-latest. T. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/