Re: OFF TOPIC - ac version of kernels...

Riley Williams (rhw@BigFoot.Com)
Thu, 8 Apr 1999 16:00:54 +0100 (GMT)


Hi Chris.

On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, Chris Hirsch wrote:

> Can anybody tell me what the ac version of the new kernels means?

Just that it's the non-ac kernel with some extra patches applied by
Alan Cox, which may or may not work better in some respects than the
raw kernel does...

> I'm currently running 2.2.5 and for whatever reason netscape
> seems to scroll slower than 2.0.34...I thought about upgrading
> further and I keep seeing ac appended some kernel versions. I've
> looked around (although I'm sure I didn't use the right
> keywords) and I can't find any info on what the ac is.

I'm sure Alan Cox will clear this up for you...

Best wishes from Riley.

+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| There is something frustrating about the quality and speed of Linux |
| development, ie., the quality is too high and the speed is too high, |
| in other words, I can implement this XXXX feature, but I bet someone |
| else has already done so and is just about to release their patch. |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
* ftp://ftp.MemAlpha.cx/pub/rhw/Linux
* http://www.MemAlpha.cx/kernel.versions.html

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/