Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Linus says 2.6 kernel will be out by June 2003

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the believe-it-when-you-see-it dept.

Xpilot writes "C|Net reports that Linus Torvalds predicts 2.6 will be out by June next year during a talk on his Geek Cruise. Linus called the next release '2.6', but knowing him that may be just a working title;)" Update: 10/26 17:29 GMT by T : An anonymous reader adds "Rob Landley has published the latest list of features being considered for inclusion" in the new kernel; ... "the long and impressive list is available in more or less human readable form on Linux and Main."

4 of 187 comments (clear)

  1. Party Like It's. . .Linux? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    during a talk on his Geek Cruise.

    Imagine all the Geek Sex on that Geek Cruise!

    Well. . .maybe not.

  2. Question for linux developers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    What is a ghost trailer? Does this have anything to do with the Exchange Killer. Most importantly, is this fixed in the 2.6 kernel...?

  3. Re:I can wait til June 2003 by mrobinso · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    It's not OFFTOPIC.
    It's bang on. You just need an IQ higher than 12 to get it.

    --
    -- Karma whore? You betcha. --
  4. SERVERS AND DESKTOPS NEED THE SAME SHIT, ASSHOLE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Servers needs stability. Desktops need stability.

    Servers need fast and powerful filesystems (think databases). Desktops need fast and powerful filesystems (think video and audio).

    Servers need fast scheduling. Desktops need fast scheduling. (You are going to use multiple processes, right?)

    Servers need a properly implemented console layer as well as desktop machines.