diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml index 10b96c34c4..5f7a83846b 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml @@ -1833,18 +1833,12 @@ </question> <answer> - <para>Building a new kernel was originally pretty much a - required step in a &os; installation, but more recent releases - have benefited from the introduction of much friendlier - kernel configuration methods. It is very easy to configure - the kernel's configuration by much more flexible - <quote>hints</quote> which can be set at the loader - prompt.</para> - - <para>It may still be worthwhile building a new kernel - containing just the drivers that you need, just to save a - bit of RAM, but it is no longer necessary for most - systems.</para> + <para>Usually not. The supplied <literal>GENERIC</literal> + kernel contains the drivers an ordinary computer will + need. For computers with very limited RAM, such as + embedded systems, it may be worthwhile to build a + smaller custom kernel containing just the required + drivers.</para> </answer> </qandaentry>