What Is A "kotd" Kernel?

hi i want to update my kernel (in opensuse 10.3) from
"http://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/kernel/kotd/SL103_BRANCH/"
but i want to ask you what is it mean "kotd" kernel.

and i want to ask you another thing can i install the kernel 2.6.24 from
"http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Kernel:/HEAD/openSUSE_Factory/"
in opensuse 10.3 ?

and another question
someone try to install the kernel from here:"http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/suser-jengelh/SUSE-10.3/"?

kotd = Kernel Of The Day

it called like this because suse team update the kernel every day?

It's automatically built from the most recent kernel sources. There are no guarantees for it. You are a guinea pig if anything goes wrong.

is it the same guys who compiled the kernel for yast online update?

It is quite possible no human is involved; it's an automated robot building a kotd. It's a common practice with many high profile projects, to have a nightly build version so that testers can quickly check if something has been fixed, or worse, there has been a reappearance of a bug.

Updates are treated with more care. Only important security patches are incorporated. You will find that they do not add any new features or change the release version but backport any patches to the version that was released with the distro.

The trick to using kotd is to be able to get back to the installed running kernel. Have a look @ http://www.suseforums.net/index.php?showto...8&hl=kernel & use kotd vice the kernel I referenced there.

I might add that the only reasons for using kotd is 1. you are having hardware problems & 2. you want to play & learn.

kotd(s) are unsupported which means, if you have problems, the only recourse it to install a later one or be able to get back to the previous running kernel.

Have fun