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Linux Kernel 2.5.1 is Out

Posted by michael on from the only-the-brave dept.

xise writes: "The next installment in the 2.5 Linux Kernel beta series, 2.5.1 is avaliable at the usual place Linux Kernel Archives. Remember to use the mirrors. You can read the changelog here."

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  1. This doens't belong here!! by ljaguar · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Since when did slashdot started announcing the DEVELOPEMENT kernel releases?! Go read LKM if you want this!

  2. Whoa there, cowboy (michael)! by MicroBerto · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Now I'm all for the front-paging of stable kernel releases on slashdot, but you gotta be kidding me here! There's going to be hundreds of 2.5.x releases!! You can't front page this all the time! Maybe only the milestone ones...

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  3. Yup, gotta love those toys by raistlinne · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Linux runs on machines from a wristwatch to an S/390.

    2000/XP runs on? Oh, that's right. A PIII through a PIV. Yup. Those microsoft guys make real OS's that run on real hardware.

    As for commercial Unices, well, what exactly classifies one as a commercial UNIX? Are you counting unix-type systems that are sold for money, or does the code have to have been licensed from sys V at some point? If it's the former definition, then linux is a commercial UNIX (IIRC it even got unix98 certified).

    Btw, did you recommend that people move off of NT when there were the alpha and beta builds of 2000 being circulated around?

    Oh well, enough feeding the trolls. Back to studying for real analysis. It would be nice to actually help out on this kernel, too. From what I can gather there are plenty of jobs that are quite doable by non-experts. For example, adapting block drivers to the new interface.

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