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Kunle 'bona wrote:
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> My question may seem a bit silly, anyway, bl3 is supposed to have 
> the same kernel with Slackware 7.1 

Yes, both BL2 and BL3 use the same kernel as Slackware 7.1.

> amd just wondering why it works with slackware 4.0 modules 

It doesn't.  Both BL2 and BL3 use modules from Slackware 7.1.
It is the *packages* that are different.  BL2 uses pre-compiled
packages from Slackware 7.1.  BL3 uses pre-compiled packages
from Slackware 4.0.

> does it have anything to do with the libs? 

Yes, the packages from Slackware 7.1 are glibc2.
The packages from Slackware 4.0 are libc5

> is it because it was intended to be more "low-resource" 

Yes, libc5 is much smaller than glibc2.  BL3 is designed
for 386/486 laptops (or desktops) with as little as 4mb RAM.  
The minimum for BL2 is 486DX with 8mb RAM.

Cheers,
Steven

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