linux-kernel - Re: distro specific kernels vs vanilla kernel and how to compare among each other

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Message-Id: <2090880485@web.de>
Date:	Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:32:28 +0100
From:	devzero@....de
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: distro specific kernels vs vanilla kernel and how to compare among each other

besides a web-browseable directory structure with all the single broken-out patches (which are typically part of src.rpm or similar) , i assume it would be good to put those patched and unpatched kernel sources online via lxr ? ( http://lxr.linux.no/ )
  
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: "Andi Kleen" <andi@...stfloor.org>
> Gesendet: 16.11.07 23:25:29
> An: devzero@....de
> CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Betreff: Re: distro specific kernels vs vanilla kernel and how to compare among each other


> 
> devzero@....de writes:
> 
> > does somebody know if there is a website or a project for giving comfortable and deeper insight into what`s specific to distro`s kernels and what`s their difference to vanilla kernel ?
> >
> > i mean some way to have some transparancy to what different distro vendors add to vanilla kernel sources and thus turning it into their own specific version. 
> 
> There used to be such a page at kernelnewbies, but at some point it disappeared.
> 
> I agree it would be a useful resource.
> 
> -Andi
> 


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