Operational Testing of Linux Kernel 2.5.x

G3ckoG33k writes "The Open Source Development's Lab has begun operational testing of the 2.5.x Kernel: "The staff at OSDL has been involved with development and testing of 2.5 since the beginning and we've noticed that it seems to be very stable for a development tree. So good, in fact, that we think it is ready to be tested in a production environment. We have planned and begun execution of a project to test the 2.5 kernel in our data center using our production environment. The project includes lots of testing and lots of escape hatches so we don't run recklessly off the edge. We began with some of the simpler, less critical servers and, as we build confidence, are moving to the more complex servers. Today we have several servers running 2.5 and within a month we'll have most of the data center migrated to 2.5." Can anyone say Dare Devils?"

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Re:2.5 impressions

[Anonymous Coward]

I just don't understand how people moderate the above post as "insightful"... it is "informative". Do you not know the meanings of the words?

Moderators use Flamebait, Troll and Overrated as one big -1, and Insightul, Interesting and Informative as one big +1...

FAAACCHhhhh...

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Re:2.5 impressions

[PD]

Flamebait and troll are identical moderations. There is actually no moderation for someone who starts spewing abuse at another user. It should be called "flame" not "flamebait". Flame is when you dish it out. Flamebait is when you are asking for it.

How about Linux native games?

[antdude]

Are there any improvements for Linux native games like Quake series, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, etc.?

Re:2.5 is pretty good but...

[XO]

Slashdot requires you to wait 2 minutes between each successful posting of a comment to allow everyone a fair chance at posting a comment.

It's been -438 seconds since you last successfully posted a comment

Well, there goes that really long comment that I had just made.

Re:2.5 impressions

[rgmoore]

Not quite correct. A "flamebait" is a subcategory of troll. A troll is any post that's attempting to provoke a predictable set of responses, but those responses need not be flames. If you post some types of misinformations (like a popular urban legend), for instance, you can predictably provoke calm, rational refutations. The easiest type of predictable response is a flame, though, so trolling for flames is the most commonly observed variety.

That said, you're absolutely correct that the moderation should be "-1 Flame" rather than "-1 Flamebait". I suppose that most flames are also effectively trolls for counterflames, though.