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Kernel 2.4.17 Out

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the download-compile-reboot-repeat dept.

ThatComputerGuy writes "Linux kernel 2.4.17 is final, with a lot of fixes/updates. Check out the huge changelog. If you're on a desktop machine, you should try using RML's preempt patch, it definitely helps response times."

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  1. Kernel Tree by CaffeineAddict2001 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ive got dibs on putting the star on top

  2. Changelog...? by Hiro+Antagonist · · Score: 3, Funny

    I haven't looked at the changelog yet, but I'm sure that there's a line reading something like

    "This time we /promise/ not to corrupt filesystems when you 'umount /mnt/tmp/lifes_work'."

    All the same, many kudos to the kernel guys for giving me something new to play with for the holiday!

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  3. 2.4.x bigger than 2.2.y by valentyn · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ha! 2.2.18 on december 11, 2000. 2.4.0 in january, 2001. That means, roughly, 1.5 versions of 2.4 per month, while we have only 1 version of 2.2 in 6 months.
    Somewhere in april we'll have 2.4.21 and 2.2.21 and one month later, 2.4.22 will be out. Hooray!

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  4. My favourite change: by schon · · Score: 2, Funny

    From pre1:

    - Speeling fix for rd.c

    Gotta love that sense of humor (at least I HOPE it was intentional :o)

  5. Another RML? by RML · · Score: 3, Funny

    "RML"? Robert M. Love stole my initials! Now I have to worry about people confusing me with someone who knows what he's doing.

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