[luau] Red Hat vs. Mandrake vs. SuSE

[Dustin Cross]

Win4lin supplies kernal patches, so you can compile your own win4lin
kernel.  I haven't tried them, but they are available.

http://www.netraverse.com/member/downloads/kernel_patch.php

Dusty


> Very good point.
>
> Of course, with RH, MDK, SuSE, they either come with their source code
> you can always download it.  Then you can re-compile it.
>
> The main problem with any of those non-mainstream distros is that, my
> desktop critically depends on Win4Lin 4.0 to run certain Windows
> applications.  And if Netraves does not provide the patch for the
> kernel  that I am using, then I am out of luck.  Thus, to me, this is
> my No.  priority in choosing a distro.
>
> We are having those problems because the 2.4 kernel is still in the
> evolving stage.  They should all clear up in a few months.  (That's a
> main reason why many developers are still using the 2.2 kernel.  AC is
> backporting many of the features in 2.4 into 2.2.)  And that's why it
> is  so important, at least for the present, to choose the optimum
> distro,  and stick with it.
>
> And that's the reason I am asking the above-titled question.  :-)
>
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