New kernel, should be the default

[Ricardo Veguilla]

On Mon, 2004-10-11 at 10:09 +0200, Matias Féliciano wrote:
> Le dimanche 10 octobre 2004 à 19:56 -0400, Ricardo Veguilla a écrit :
> > Ok, automatically changing the default to the newly installed kernel is
> > only a problem in rawhide (and FC-test), right? 
> > 
> > On the other hand a kernel update won't be push to the stable fedora
> > unless it was tested, right?
> > 
> > So, why not making it configurable with the following default settings:
> > 
> > In Fedora Core (stable). change the default to the new kernel 
> > In Rawhide. don't change the default, just add install the new kernel.
> > 
> 
> The propose of Rawhide is testing the latest kernel. Not for using old
> rock solid kernel.

Then why not install the latest kernel and remove the old one by
default? 

In the end, I don't think it makes a difference... people using Rawhide
are still going to test it, they will manually select the latest kernel,
boot it, and make it the default if it runs ok.  

Anyway, my point was that the "newest kernel broke my computer and
burned my house" scenario only exists when updating from rawhide, and
that I think its ok to default to the latest kernel in the stable
Fedora. 


Regards,
-- 
Ricardo Veguilla <veguilla at hpcf.upr.edu>