[NTLUG:Discuss] Redhat Offerings
Greg Edwards
greg at nas-inet.com
Fri May 7 15:30:11 CDT 2004
Kenneth Loafman wrote:
>
> It may seem proprietary, but the GPL requires that all source be
> available for the asking. Or, do we need to take on Redhat for GPL
> infringement?
>
> I believe you should still have the way to roll your own kernel. Theirs
> may be built their way, but I normally rebuild, strip out all the
> modules I don't need, and if possible, build without module support. It
> loads a lot faster and is more impervious to LKM trojans.
>
> ...Ken
>
Ok, dumb question.
If you have to strip out modules and recompile, why do you buy that distro?
Why not buy a cleaner distro and add the modules you want without having
to recompile the kernel?
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