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Date:      Sun, 30 May 1999 21:02:02 -0400 (EDT)
From:      "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org>
To:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Kernel config script
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9905302059190.52549-100000@pawn.primelocation.net>
In-Reply-To: <199905310030.KAA28675@cimlogic.com.au>

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On Mon, 31 May 1999, John Birrell wrote:

> Why build a kernel at all? The generic kernel should do that application
> just fine. Only build a custom kernel if you have a good reason to do
> so.
> 

I somewhat agree.  A custom kernel is useful for setting up and tuning
parameters (e.g. softupdates); however, unlike Linux, we don't have a new
kernel every week to reconfigure.

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Chris D. Faulhaber <jedgar@fxp.org>  |  All the true gurus I've met never
System/Network Administrator         |  claimed they were one, and always
Reality Check Information, Inc.      |  pointed to someone better.




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