Kernel 2.5.3 Released

cybercyst writes: "You know the drill... Lets go hit those servers!" As usual, see kernel.org for the download or the changelog. Anyone using 2.5 for anything except testing?

Comments

Using it?

[SilentChris]

"Anyone using 2.5 for anything except testing?"

Are you kidding me? I'm using it to browse the internet right n-

Re:Using it?

[inerte]

Please install module think-2.45 beta-release, compiling from source with libraries gcc 2.55, xterminal 0.14 without anti-alias fonts, then apt-get latest irony-5.76, not 5.67 (because conflicts with terms-1.0009.56b while long_numbers-11.5674.678-179zb processes). Should you /.make while no mission-critical PID runs, and convergence-5.888huhuljlkvjsafdmnf.tgz is disable with --no-nothing, run in /usr/bin install from /usr/home, and as root.

That's why, sometimes installing Linux software is worse then launching the Holy Grail.

New Poll!

[dbretton]

Number of Maintainer Patches Dropped By Linus in 2.5.3:

5
10
30
69
CowboyNeal!

Kernel development

[Metrollica]

Why does the kernel go through stable and then unstable forks? Can't it always be a stable build, like with Windows?

Aunts and Mirrors

[Jacek Poplawski]

"I just stopped using Windows and now you tell me to use Mirrors?" - said Aunt Tillie, just before compiling 2.5.3 kernel.

Re:Future of Linux kernel

[BasharTeg]

> 2.4.xx Current stable release series. (Well, almost current.)

(Well, almost stable.)

Can't argue with the term -series- though.

Re:drill

[sabinm]

If you don't know how to do it you shouldn't be doing it anyway

Riiiight. That's probably why you're still a virgin