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Don't fork Linux because of Linus

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 2 comments
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I recently read a blog entry on InfoWorld.com that urged the Linux community to fork the kernel into desktop and server versions because, according to the author, all Linus Torvalds cares about is big iron. Sorry, but that's both wrong and stupid.

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thenixedreport ·
On PCLinuxOS 2007, I am running the kernel with the -ck patchset installed. It does make a difference. My system actually runs faster. In other words, it runs at a halfway decent speed.
tracyanne ·
What about things like the mouse icon over writing (clearing) sections of the application flash screen.

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