Re: How are fedora kernels modified from vanilla kernels

From: Thomas Cameron (thomas.cameron_at_camerontech.com)
Date: 10/24/04

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Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 15:57:59 -0500

    On Sun, 2004-10-24 at 11:59 -0700, Douglas Phillipson wrote:
    > Alexander Dalloz wrote:
    > > Am So, den 24.10.2004 schrieb Douglas Phillipson um 20:32:
    > >
    > >
    > >>How are fedora kernels different from kernel.org vanilla kernels?
    > >
    > >
    > > They are heavily patched.
    > >
    > >
    > Are these patches for security, stability or what? Are any of the
    > patches rolled back into future vanilla kernels?
    >
    >
    > Doug P

    Yes, yes and yes. :-) 

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