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2.4, The Kernel of Pain

Posted by jamie on from the my-destiny-to-be dept.

Joshua Drake has written an article for LinuxWorld.com called The Kernel of Pain. He seems to think 2.4 is fine for desktop systems but is only now, after a year of release, approaching stability for high-end use. Slashdot has had its own issues with 2.4, so I know where he's coming from. What have your experiences been? Is it still too soon for 2.4?

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  1. Re:Why didn't he downgrade immediately? by duffbeer703 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What a fucktard you are.

    If Microsoft released an OS with the teething problems found in 2.4, you would be out with your friends gathering pitchforks & torches.

    Face it. 2.4 sucks. Even-numbered kernels are supposed to be STABLE. (ie YOU CAN USE THEM SAFELY)

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  2. Re:Well, from my point of view... by Paul+Jakma · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    this guy /knows/ pppd is crashing on him, he at least should have enough gumption to be able to subscribe to a list or email a developer directly and ask for help (and hence maybe be asked "can you do the following .... gdb ... bt ..... ?")

    linux on the desktop. i dont really care, neither do the people who write things like pppd daemons or kernel code. this is the domain of the companies who put together distributions.

    (and i agree with the other poster that 'talkback' or 'bug-buddy' like stuff for system software would be useful.)

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