New kernel, should be the default

[Matias Féliciano]

Le lundi 11 octobre 2004 à 04:37 -0400, Ricardo Veguilla a écrit :
> 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? 

This is already done for some critical packages :
- libc
- bash
...

If you add the ability to have several libc/bash at the same time and
permit to chose which one to use when booting, I am sure Fedora will
handle them like it does for the kernel.
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