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Linus Torvalds On Linux 2.6
ceebABC writes "Linus Torvalds talks about the upcoming Linux 2.6 kernel, in an interview with eWEEK. Linus discusses the scalability and memory management in the new kernel. They also have a story about what's supposed to be in Linux 3.0."
I am glad the mid level scsi stuff now works correctly with SAN environments but I wish opengfs and or ocfs had made it into the tree before the feature freeze. I guess for now I have to just resort to running a proprietary clustered file system.
Got Code?
Is there a list of new features with explainations aimed at those of us who can only gaze up in awe at Linux kernal hackers?
-- And when Justice is gone, there is always... Force. --Laurie Anderson, "Oh Superman"
It's good to see the focus on issues that effect business servers with heavy load. As a desktop user it's easy to think otherwise, but...
The kernel can support most things a desktop user needs. It's the programs on top that need to be beefed up (and drivers).
As for winning the desktop war (if that interests you) then corporate is the way to start. I see tons of articles on how to get average middle aged user to install linux. It can do everything in the world, but if they don't use it at work, most people won't switch. ("I have to know windows at work, why learn anything else").
The more high power servers people see running free software (and maybe eventually their desktop) at work, the more likely they are to adopt it.
And especially in the realm of *free* software, user base is important.
-T
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Why isn't Sistina's LVM making it into the kernel? SUSE has been including it as standard in their distribution for some time.
I don't track the LKML at all. I'm curious why XFS made it in, but LVM did not.
Amen.
I read the eWeek article about 2.6 and have surfed through the lkml to see what's going in and what's not.
I see Hans Reiser making an impassioned plea to get ReiserFS 4.0 into 2.5, the EVMS team nobly accepting temporary exile in userland, and others griping that LVM won't be in 2.6 and have to wait until 3.0
Given stuff that won't be in 2.6 and will be deferred until 3.0, what I want to know is:
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Case in point: You said you find cars interesting and see your computer as a tool. I feel the exact opposite. My computer is interesting and my car does nothing more than get me from point A to point B.
"Evil will always triumph because good is dumb." -- Dark Helmet
if i remember correctly, linux was built to be PC unix. hmmm...so it still isn't ready to go on big iron. BFD. its strength is clustering, like at buffalo university. so just use the right tool for the job. though it does seem that the trend is toward distributed/clustered computing. which fits in perfectly with linux. how about instead of complaining that the kernel doesn't have this or that, get the source, and write your own LVM.
My problem? I was perfectly gruntled, until some numbnuts came by and dissed me.
I know people laugh at the Hurd, and I have done too - but I am sure that if/when it comes out it will challenge Linux - certainly on the desktop. The reason is simple - no one, but no one, uses Linux on the desktop except hacker freaks like you and me. Just read Linus's comments - where is the commitment to make Linux a tool for the desktop - it just ain't there (and maybe it shouldn't be).
No, there's plenty more to do. As a very simple example, the driver organization is still very much in flux; devfs is under fire, and alternates are springing up.
On a higher level, the way we handle multiple processors could very well entirely change (if Larry McVoy has his way, and I think he's right). The result might be a kernel which runs very well on a single processor, but is perfectly scalable to thousands of processors.
-Billy