Deleting old /boot files

[Alex Janssen]

Does anyone know why I should not delete all but the two most recent 
copies of the boot files in /boot, i.e.; abi-, config-, initrd.img-, 
system.map-,vmlinuz-?

The directory list from my /boot:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  239770 2005-10-10 09:16 abi-2.6.12-9-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  266619 2006-05-23 12:56 abi-2.6.15-23-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  266735 2006-09-15 23:47 abi-2.6.15-27-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  286242 2006-12-05 17:42 abi-2.6.17-10-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  286242 2007-03-13 19:46 abi-2.6.17-11-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  411006 2007-04-15 04:01 abi-2.6.20-15-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  411070 2007-05-22 22:17 abi-2.6.20-16-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root   64135 2005-10-10 08:12 config-2.6.12-9-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root   69878 2006-05-23 09:47 config-2.6.15-23-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root   69967 2006-09-15 21:49 config-2.6.15-27-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root   75289 2006-12-05 15:38 config-2.6.17-10-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root   75289 2007-03-13 17:42 config-2.6.17-11-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root   83269 2007-04-15 01:04 config-2.6.20-15-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root   83252 2007-05-22 19:14 config-2.6.20-16-386
drwxr-xr-x 2 root    4096 2007-06-03 14:04 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 4937612 2006-05-27 00:26 initrd.img-2.6.12-9-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 6766964 2006-05-27 00:38 initrd.img-2.6.15-23-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 7046135 2006-11-26 22:57 initrd.img-2.6.15-27-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 8208783 2007-04-22 03:39 initrd.img-2.6.17-10-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 6855010 2007-01-30 23:30 initrd.img-2.6.17-10-386.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 8209047 2007-04-22 03:38 initrd.img-2.6.17-11-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 6903788 2007-04-22 02:13 initrd.img-2.6.17-11-386.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 8250826 2007-04-22 03:37 initrd.img-2.6.20-15-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 8183050 2007-04-22 03:29 initrd.img-2.6.20-15-386.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 8249573 2007-05-30 22:09 initrd.img-2.6.20-16-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root   94600 2006-10-20 07:44 memtest86+.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  897159 2005-10-10 09:16 System.map-2.6.12-9-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  725460 2006-05-23 12:56 System.map-2.6.15-23-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  725967 2006-09-15 23:48 System.map-2.6.15-27-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  713661 2006-12-05 17:42 System.map-2.6.17-10-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  714815 2007-03-13 19:46 System.map-2.6.17-11-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  789067 2007-04-15 04:03 System.map-2.6.20-15-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  789095 2007-05-22 22:18 System.map-2.6.20-16-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 1206555 2005-10-10 09:16 vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 1414477 2006-05-23 12:56 vmlinuz-2.6.15-23-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 1414742 2006-09-15 23:47 vmlinuz-2.6.15-27-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 1574463 2006-12-05 17:42 vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 1574521 2007-03-13 19:46 vmlinuz-2.6.17-11-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 1677036 2007-04-15 04:01 vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 1677196 2007-05-22 22:17 vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-386

Alex

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