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The Future Of The 2.0 Linux Kernel
An Anonymous Reader writes: "The first 2.0 stable kernel was released over six years ago, in June of 1996. It was followed by the 2.2 stable kernel two and a half years later, in January of 1999. The more recent 2.4 stable kernel followed by two years in January of 2001. And the upcoming 2.6 kernel is at least a year off.
Through all these years, 2.0 has continued to be maintained, currently up to revision 2.0.39, also released in January of 2001. David Weinehall maintains this kernel, and says, "there _are_ people that still use 2.0 and wouldn't consider an upgrade the next few years, simply because they know that their software/hardware works with 2.0 and have documented all quirks. Upgrading to a newer kernel-series means going through this work again."
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What'sup withflat/threaded/nested comments?
These are justdifferentways ofdisplaying whatcanbe a ratherlong listof comments. Here'stherundown:
* Flatmode displaysallthecomments inonegigantic list, without showing anythingin the way ofrelationshipsbetweencomments.
FlatMode
* Threadedshowsahierarchyof responses,with replies aslinksto new pages.
ThreadedMode
* Nesteddisplays the samehierarchyof responses,butdisplays all ofthecomments.(Thiscanbe a bitch ofapage torender onweaker platforms and inlonger discussions.)
NestedMode
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LastModified:01/02/02
Willyoudelete mycomment?
No. Webelievethat discussions inSlashdot are likediscussionsin reallife-youcan'tchange whatyousay, you onlycanattemptto clarify bysaying more. Inotherwords, you can't deleteacommentthat you'veposted,youonly can postareplyto yourselfandattemptto clarify whatyou've said.
Inshort, you shouldthinktwicebefore you click that'Save' buttonbecauseonce you hit it, wearen't going toletyouUndo it.
Answeredby:CmdrTaco
LastModified:3/28/02
Why did mycommentgetdeleted?
The onlytime weever deletecomments isif the comment containsmalformedHTML thatis somehow causing Slashdotto failto display properly. Commentsarenotdeletedon the basis ofcontent. Atthis point,however, itshouldn'tbe a big worry.Thecommentengine isreasonably bulletproof,andit's prettytoughto postacommentthat breaksNetscape.
Ifyouposted a comment and you don't see itnow, itmayhave beenmoderateddown below yourthreshold(see below). Ifyousetyour threshold to-1,youshould beable toseeit again.
Answeredby:CmdrTaco
LastModified:6/12/00
Why did ittake solong for mycommentto appear?
Ifthesystem toldyouthat yourcommentgotsubmitted, it'll showup.Becauseof the way datagets cachedin our system, itcouldtake asmuch astenor fifteen minutes (although itdoesn'tusuallytake thatlong).
Answeredby:CmdrTaco
LastModified:6/12/00
What'sup with"First Post" comments?
"FirstPost"comments are one ofthoseoddlittle memetic hiccups thatcome out ofnowhereandrunamok.Basically, peoplewith altogetherfartoomuch spare timesitandreload Slashdot, hopingthat theywill get the "FirstPost"in a discussion. Thisis one ofthosethings thatthemoderation systemwasdesigned tocleanup,andforthemost part, itworks. "FirstPost"comments usually get moderated downas off-topic almostinstantly.
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LastModified:6/12/00
Itseemslike the quality ofcommentpostsis declining.Areyoudoinganything about it?
Wehave a moderationsystem.
One oftheunfortunateside-effects oftheincreasing popularityof Slashdotis thatthenumber oftrolls,flame-warriors and all-aroundlamers increases aswell,andit onlytakesarelatively small numberof themto makealotof noise.Keepingthis noise toaminimumis one oftheprimarygoalsof the moderationsystem (whichis explained indetail elsewhere inthis FAQ).
Since thissystem isessentiallyan experimentin tryingto solve the problemsinherent inmass communication,onewouldexpect its success tobe variable, and indeed, thisis the case. Somedays itworksgreat, and somedays itdoesn't.
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LastModified:6/12/00
Moderationseemsrestrictive. Isit reallynecessary?
Inshort, yes.
Asyoumighthave noticed,Slashdot getsalotof comments. Thousands a day.Tens ofthousandsamonth. Atanygiventime,thedatabase holds 50,000+ comments. A singlestorymighthave a thousandreplies- and let's berealistic: Not all ofthecomments are thatgreat. Infact,some are downrightterrible,butothers are truly gems.
The moderationsystem isdesigned tosort the gemsandthecrap fromthesteady streamof information thatflowsthroughthepipe.Andwherever possible, ittriesto makethereadersof the sitetake ontheresponsibility.
The goalis thateach readerwill beable toread Slashdotat a level thatthey findappropriate. The impatient can readnothingat all but the originalstories. Somewill onlywant toread the highest rated ofcomments,some willwant toeliminateanonymousposts, and otherswill wantto readeverylast dripof data, fromtheFirstPosts! tothespam.Thesystem we've created herewill makethat happen. Orat least,it surewill try...
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Timothy is a fucking moron.
Why, i hear the gentle reader say?
Because apparently my subnet and Ip has been banned.
Oh. How am i posting this then, the gentle reader enquires?
Because Timothy is a fucking moron. Vicious Circle.
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