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Linux 2.4.16 Released

Posted by timothy on from the good-kernel-follows-bad dept.

tekniklr writes: "They just released Kernel 2.4.16. Download it here, and you can read the changelog here. This hopefully fixes the error that 2.4.15 had of corrupting filesystems on unmount." Update: 11/26 14:14 GMT by T : p.s. Don't forget to look in the mirrors.

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  1. Oh, the Illuminated Numbers by scorcherer · · Score: 3, Funny

    2^4 = 16

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  2. Re:Trashed Here by MassacrE · · Score: 1, Funny

    dude, the disk checker is called 'fsck', not 'fdisk'. The issue was that it did not save recent filesystem changes to disk before shutting down - no way possible to destroy a whole drive with that, only corrupt the recent files.

  3. Re:Linking by jeriqo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Considering that the people who downloaded the 2.4.15 kernel got their file-system crashed, i guess they will have to re-download the whole 26MB package :)

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  4. It's a bit odd... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Perhaps it's somewhat odd, but is this a sign that even kernels with an even minor version and an odd release number should be considered a bit odd, and the odd concept of using even and odd numbers to mark stable/unstable should be extended also to release numbers? I know, it looks odd, bu even my mother could get accustomed to it.

    (for the humor impaired: it's just a joke on the oddness of even kernels with odd release numbers, like 2.4.11 and 2.4.15).

  5. Release? Mabe this was an escape... by IdleMindUI · · Score: 5, Funny
    Perhaps we've got some Klingon Programmers working on the kernel now.
    8) "What is this talk of 'release'? Klingons do not make software 'releases'. Our software 'escapes' leaving a bloody trail of designers and quality assurance people in it's wake."