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On the contray, it is the assumption that you won't compile the kernel
that made RH come with a bloated kernel. They want users to have a
system up and running out-of-the-box. Since there are countless
variations in the applications of Linux, the natural move is to provide
most (if not all) drivers, services, fs, network options ...etc. So
"assuming users won't compile the kernel", users will still be able to
use the box for some common operations.

Just my 2 cents.
Regit

Jason Stokes wrote:
> 
> I just recompiled my kernel after two-three months of sticking with the
> default kernel provided with Red Hat 5.1.  I was gradually becoming
> aware of a subtle slowdown in my system, and wondered if a bloated
> kernel was the culprit.  As it happened, I noticed the default kernel
> in the Red Hat distribution has *all kinds of junk* in it, including
> allocating memory for a ramdisk!  When I compiled a custom kernel, my
> computer *flied*!
> 
> It's strange that just recompiling the kernel could make so much
> difference.  My question is: why does the Red Hat distribution ship
> such a bloated kernel image?  Is the assumption that you'll just
> compile a custom one anyway?
> 
> --
> Jason Stokes: jstok@bluedog.apana.org.au

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Regit Young : regit@wantree.com.au