[Mageia-dev] [changelog] [RPM] cauldron nonfree/release drakx-installer-images-1.59-2.mga2.nonfree

Thu Jan 5 18:22:35 CET 2012

On 5 January 2012 17:34, tmb <buildsystem-daemon at mageia.org> wrote:
+> tmb <tmb> 1.59-2.mga2:
+> + Revision: 191558
+> - build with kernel-3.2.0-1.mga2
+> - kernel-firmware-extra is now kernel-firmware-nonfree
+
+BTW, boot.iso is huge.
+Most of it is the two kernels flavors (desktop & server) and their modules
+for storage, network, ...
+
+The rationale for having 2 alternatives was to have a fallback when main kernel
+failes to handle the hardware.
+
+Eg by kernel*2.4.x times, we had kernel-BOOT-2.4.x as main kernel
+(== main flavor debloated/reduced down) and a kernel-2.2.x as
+alternative.
+Thus if the newer 2.4.x branch failed to handle a machine,
+odds were that old 2.2.x  would success.
+
+Later we provide an older kernel, eg 2.6.11-6mdk-i586-up-1GB,
+2.6.11-6mdkBOOT & 2.6.8.1-12mdkBOOT).
+
+But now we use the same codebase for both alternatives.
+The only difference is that we use two flavors, regular/desktop
+and server.
+
+At least on x86_64, I fail to see how the small difference between
+these two flavors can help any machine.
+
+I suggest we drop the kernel-server alternative at least on x86_64
+in order to save half boot.iso size (less of course on the tainted one)
+as well as saving 20m for packages on CDs & DVDs.
+
+And maybe on i586 too...
+
+WDYT?
+