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  • Subject: Re: [BL] Midori web browser
  • Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 22:24:52 +0000 (UTC)

On Tue, 1 Jun 2010, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

Message from Steven
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Sindi wrote:

Steven, do you plan on a BL with 2.6 kernel at some point?

No. As you may recall, I was reluctant to abandon
the 2.0 kernel. It was small and very suitable for
386s and 486s. The 2.2 kernel was larger, but it
was a better fit for Pentiums, so eventually it
became the default kernel for BL2 and BL3.

The 2.2 kernel is still very suitable for the target
BasicLinux computers (top 486s and early Pentiums).
It is true that the 2.4 and 2.6 kernels have more
capabilities than the 2.2. but their footprints are
significantly larger. Moreover, most of the addded
capabilities are relevant only to later computers.

SATA has been around since at least 2003. People are now giving us working 7 year old desktops and 233-300MHz laptops. No need to use a 486 (which does not take enough memory to use with even an older Opera).

The reason for a 2.6 kernel is to be able to use more recent Slackware packages, which are dependencies for a variety of browsers. There are increasing numbers of websites that don't work with older versions of browsers, and I can't even get Opera 10 to work (except with invisible
fonts). The drivers for most wireless cards won't compile even with Slackware 11 glibc and gcc.

What do we do with .ko modules, after compiling them using the Slackware 11 config? Do we need anything other than the latest glibc to use 2.6.30 kernel and modules from Puppy Linux, or kernel and modules from some other small linux?

The HOWTOS assume you use modprobe and lots of automation (configuration files) to automatically detect hardware.

Sindi

Cheers,
Steven




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