Back in the day, Damn Small Linux (DSL) made the controversial decision to stake themselves to Linux 2.4 because 2.6 was just too big and bloated, they said.
A newer kernel most definitely wouldn't fit on a floppy. 2.4+ was where they loosened the requirements and kernels started getting into the multi-megabyte territory.
Generally speaking, newer kernels are bigger.
Back in the day, Damn Small Linux (DSL) made the controversial decision to stake themselves to Linux 2.4 because 2.6 was just too big and bloated, they said.
A newer kernel most definitely wouldn't fit on a floppy. 2.4+ was where they loosened the requirements and kernels started getting into the multi-megabyte territory.
Linux 2.4 could fit in a floppy perfectly. Check NehaBodi, nethack 3.4.3 in a floppy disk.
Sorry, I meant 2.4 was where they relaxed the restrictions; it wasn't until 2.6 that the kernel was reliably too large to fit on a floppy.
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