Timothy Murphy wrote: > Ralph Angenendt wrote: > > >>> Sorry to be dumb, but what is the point of calling it Centos-5.2? >>> Is it just that if installing Centos from scratch, >>> one could download a more up-to-date version? >>> >> Think of it as a rebase with added kernel drivers, some newer features >> and so on, while still basically being CentOS 5. >> >> Or - if you come from the windows world - CentOS 5, service pack 2. >> > > But does one actually get Windows XP SP3 > simply by repeated "Windows Update"s? > > Re kernel drivers, are you saying that Centos only updates the kernel > when there is a (minor) distribution change? > > I'm not complaining, just slightly baffled by the nomenclature. > > > _______________________________________________ > Windows XP service pack 3 was released recently, Windows NT 4 had 6 service packs I used kernel as an example. But the same applies for Gnome, KDE, Xen, sound card drivers, network drivers, etc. -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers CEO, SoftDux Web: http://www.SoftDux.com Check out my technical blog, http://blog.softdux.com for Linux or other technical stuff, or visit http://www.WebHostingTalk.co.za for Web Hosting stuff