Re: [HACKERS] New project launched : PostgreSQL GUI

From: Doug McNaught <doug(at)mcnaught(dot)org>
To: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org, Burcu GUZEL <burcu(dot)guzel(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] New project launched : PostgreSQL GUI
Date: 2006-01-31 02:54:00
Message-ID: 87k6ch6rav.fsf@asmodeus.mcnaught.org
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"Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:

> On Tue, 31 Jan 2006, Devrim GUNDUZ wrote:
>
>> On my RHEL boxes, I do never ever recompile the kernel since Red Hat
>> does not provide support if I do so :)
>
> Is everything 'loadable modules' then? I can't imagine you have some
> mammoth kernel running on your system, do you? with every conceivable
> piece of hardware configured in?

Yes, vendor kernels are very modular--most drivers, packet filtering,
scsi etc are all loadable modules. You can of course build your own
kernel with only the drivers you need built-in, but it usually doesn't
make very much difference. The module system works, in general,
extremely well.

-Doug

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