> > Hi all,
> >
> > I hope these are wise words:
> >
> > 1) Linus, bring out a 2.0.31 that is stable, no more no less. Take the time
> > for it: for desktop use, 2.0.29 and 2.0.30 are stable enough.
>
> Try using 2.0.30 on a desktop with limited memory some time.
>
> My 486/100 with 8Meg (+16Meg swap) locks up tight and solid with 2.0.30
> when I simply do : tar -xvzf linux-2.0.30.tar.gz
Strange... my father runs i386/40 AMD + 8megs RAM and 10 megs swap and has
no such problems with 2.0.30? How can you explain that? He's even able to run
X with Netscape, some editor and Tetris ;-)). So I suppose there's something
not right with your machine.