Re: [RFC] Removing sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel

Mike Gilbert <[email protected]> Tue, 2 Jun 2026 12:02:54 -0400

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On Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 6:35 AM Michał Górny <[email protected]> wrote:
> So, is anyone around here using them, or knows anyone who does?  If so,
> what are their reasons?

I currently use gentoo-kernel{,-bin}, but have used vanilla-kernel in
the past and manually fetched upstream sources before that.

My reasons for not using the "gentoo" flavor package:

1. I did not like having "-gentoo" in the version field.
2. I was unfamiliar with the patches gentoo applied.

These days I don't care to micro-manage things as much and I'm
satisfied with the minimal changes the gentoo-* packages introduce.