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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. The real irony... by ameoba · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    What I find truley ironic about the 2.4 series is that, before it was released, there was a big delay because they wanted it to be perfect. It was held up and held up, thinking that the fate of 2.4 was the fate of Linux, it was going to be the kernel that everyone was watching.

    What do we get? Stability problems, kernels with DO NOT USE warnings, massive changes to the core of the OS, the list goes on. All on what was supposed to be the flawless kernel that proved the worth of Linux to the masses.

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