Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 31 Jan 1999 19:21:47 +0100 (MET) | From | "Lars G. T. Joergensen" <> | Subject | Re: proper place to discuss kernel 'bloatedness'? |
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On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> Lars G. T. Joergensen enscribed thusly: > > On Sat, 30 Jan 1999, Richard Gooch wrote: > > > > > Michael Loftis writes: > > > > > > Did you read the FAQ which is referenced at the bottom of each and > > > every message from linux-kernel? It discusses the issue and why things > > > won't change. > > > > > > > Perhaps I need to re-iterate the problem... > > > > > > > > I'm not concerned about speed issues nor other issues... Simple the huge > > > > footprint the kernel has. Many people (like myself) run Linux on small > > > > systems where popping open a 40MB tarball would overfill the disks. And > > > > even if you 'clean out' stuff manually you'll probably not have enough > > > > space to compile it and you run the risk of messing up the kernel... > > > [...] > > > > As you can see there's no way Linux could be compiled. This system will be > > > > effectively stuck at 2.0.35 forever. > > > > > > No, you compile your kernel on a decent machine. Or get a bigger > > > disc. Or download a precompiled kernel from one of the popular > > > distributions. People compiling kernels are expected to have plenty of > > > disc space. Think of it as an entry requirement. Don't expect it to > > > change. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Richard.... > > > > Couldn't the kernel be split up into a server kernel and workstation > > kernel? > > Define what part of the kernel is a server kernel and what part of > the kernel is a workstation kernel. I don't find those distinctions anywhere > in the kernel.
No sound, no radio, no video for linux, no strange exotic devices... I don't know exactly I just know that 2.0.36 was ~7Mb and 2.2.0 is ~12Mb Theres got to be something in there or else the docs just when out the roof....:)
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