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   From: liam@NOSPAM.liamslider.com   
      
   On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 22:28:45 +0000, Tim Smith wrote:   
      
   > In article , Liam   
   > Slider wrote:   
   >> Let me run through the differences between Mandrake 9 and Mandrake 10.   
   >> mandrake 9 used an entirely different kernel, the 2.4 kernel, while   
   >> Mandrake 10 uses 2.6 instead. The difference is actually pretty damn   
   >> significant, there was a lot that was completely rewritten for that kernel   
   >> change.  The new kernel has many advanced features, and is much *faster*   
   >> than the old one too, leading to a faster, more advanced OS. Essentially,   
   >> a whole different Linux.   
   >   
   > What at the application level cares what kernel it is on?   
   >Aside from   
   > some very specialized server applications (e.g., I have a chat server   
   > that can't really handle more than about 20000 simulataneous connections   
   > on 2.4, and I think I could boost that to 100000 on 2.6), and general   
   > performance improvements (e.g., if I'm listening to music when the   
   > morning cron jobs run, it only glitches out for a few seconds on 2.6, as   
   > opposed to about 30 seconds on 2.4), I haven't seen much difference   
   > between 2.4 and 2.6 systems.   
      
   So aside from the significantly increased speed, stability, the low   
   latency kernel, the easy integration of CD and DVD systems and other   
   hardware due to inclusion in the kernel, and vast numbers of other   
   improvements that tweak the system and provide a superior user   
   experience...what benefit do you get? Are you smoking crack sir?   
      
      
      
   >   
   > ...   
   >> Next, we have the display system. Mandrake 9 used Xfree86, while   
   >> Mandrake 10 uses X.org. This is again, a significant change to the very   
   >> core of GNU/Linux. This is no mere fork, X.org adds quite a few new   
   >> features to the display system, including support for a lot of   
   >> OSX-style eye candy that just wasn't supported before. And it's a bit   
   >> faster in my opinion.   
   >   
   > So, if I were to install Mandrake 10, but were to use an XFree86-based   
   > system as the display, what would I see not working?   
      
      
   Likely a lot. I remember a discussion a while back about switching an old   
   distro from Xfree86, to X.org (basically the reverse of what you   
   suggest)....and it was *heavily* suggested that people simply upgrade   
   their distro in it's entirety, as a lot would likely be broken if you   
   tried to simply switch, and you'd have to do a lot of hacking to get   
   things to work.   
      
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