We're not going to maintain a slew of different Linux kernels. This
is something Linux users have to deal with. You decide to run Linux, you
live with not having binaries for every kernel in use. I was part of
the community, and will be again soon if I can get Linux on my notebook
now that I have a tower unit at home to cover M$ needs. (And I'll probably
set that up to dualboot). I have many friends running Linux - Gryphon runs
it, The GweepCo network runs it, etc. This is something we're all used
to and accept as part of running Linux.
1.2.13 is the most commonly distributed kernel today. It is still the core
of most of the Linux CD distributions, and is in widespread use. If we
built on 2.0.x, it wouldn't be usable on 1.2.x releases. And there are
more of those than 2.0.x. And we are not going to start supporting both.
2.0.x still hasn't settled out yet, they keep patching things. When 2.0.x
is settled and it becomes predominant, then we'll up rev out boxes.
Just like 1.2.3 QMAGIC was the preferred, stable release prior to 1.2.13 ELF,
which was then the favorite.
2.0.x is a babe in the woods in Linux time. While it is 'stable' by Linux
standards, it is not settled out and solid like 1.2.13 ELF is. Witness the
rather rapid evolution of the kernel revs.
And, AFAIK, you can still run the older binaries on 2.0.x, but the only
2.0.x box I play with is a DEC Alpha running 2.0.11 (sidehack.gweep.net)
so I can't test the Intel binaries on it. The other Alpha is 1.3.90...
All the Intel boxes running Linux I've seen in probably a year are 1.2.13 ELF,
save for the box here, which was 1.2.3 QMAGIC until it was upgraded.
-MZ
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