Hi! Do you have an estimate when you will take on a newer kernel?
I'm waiting for KMS to be able to use radeon power management, then TC will be the ultimate distro that won't cook even in my radeon notebooks.
I know I could already compile a newer kernel but unfortunately I don't have time (=kids) to mess around with it, since I don't know how straightforward it is to include KMS modules etc. Of course those modules may not be included even with a newer kernel since they must increase the size of the whole package, but at least there will be fewer obstacles for me to tackle with my limited free time.
My ultimate goal is to get a power-frugal working distro, even Arch linux has too much stuff by default to have a low power consumption. So after TC with KMS power management, I must be close to the lowest consumption I can get with linux... (please correct if my assumption is wrong)