RE: [leaf-devel] 2.6.x kernel support?

[Mike N. <mh...@us...>]

On Tue, 2005-07-12 at 14:09, Eric Spakman wrote:
> Currently we are not working on it, but we do look at kernel
>  development ofcourse. Kernel 2.6 is much bigger than 2.4, it needs a
>  lot of changes in the base packages (to make full use of the
>  functions) and it has no real benefit for leaf now.

Eric,
Initramfs and ramfs may provide benefits to leaf branches.

        Re: Initrd and Initramfs
        http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0503.0/0739.html
        
        Initramfs arrives
        http://lwn.net/Articles/14776/

Ubuntu is using initramfs rather than initrd for Breezy Badger.

        Ubuntu Breezy Badger "Colony 3" now available
        http://lwn.net/Articles/148200/

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