linux.conf.au, January 2003
      PRACTICALITIES: Where To Get Kernel

Kernels come from ftp.au.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/

Download patches and apply them by hand:
cp -al linux-2.5.58 linux-2.5.59
cd linux-2.5.59
bzcat ../patch-2.5.59.bz2 | patch -p1