Re:Linux by default! (Score 1)

Ummm...Slackware 7.0 and Linux From Scratch runs completely stable for me. Part of this may be that of all the software I have, only the nVidia Detonator driver, the 2.2.16 AGP patch, and the DPT SmartRAID V driver are classified as "beta."

As for fsck, I had to run fsck about 20 times the first time I installed LFS (debugging my own custom system boot scripts and /etc/inittab). Aside from finding a few inodes with bad dtime, the filesystem was repaired flawlessly, and the system remained rock-solid.

As for compiling problems, I had a minor problem compiling the kernel at first, until I moved genksyms to its proper location (something the LFS book left out). Everything else was solved by actually following the accompanying documentation.

As for RedHat, I would never use it as an example of the stability of Linux. RedHat is loaded with beta software. What's bad is that unless you're looking close, you won't notice the "beta-ness." (i.e. you see kernel version 2.2.14-5.0, think "2.2.14=STABLE," and put the appended "5.0" out of your mind. Trust me, 2.2.14-5.0 is at least part beta).

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