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Operational Testing of Linux Kernel 2.5.x

Posted by Hemos on from the rolling-it-out dept.

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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  1. NVidia Drivers by tulmad · · Score: 0, Troll

    Install the Nvidia drivers, that's sure to break things.

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    "In case of emergency, break glass. Scream. Bleed to death."
  2. Can anyone say Dare Devils? by alienhazard · · Score: -1, Troll

    Dare Devils!

    do i get a biscuit or something now? OH OH! how about some RAM!

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    > "I allege that SCO is full of it" -Linus
  3. what is new in 2.5 ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    can anyone point out what's new in 2.5 then ? 2.5 is > 2.4, indeed. so ? a new scheduler ? a scheduler ? hey. i doubt the new scheduler in linux would be way cooler than a scheduler of solaris in like 1996. can anyone point out what this is about ? what are the 10 major improvements ? or is it just "we copy-programmed old stuff" into it ? sometimes it makes me think linux is just kept so bad so you can keep this sort of development cycle of pseudo improvements for the next ten years or so.

  4. Check out these benchmarks by Billly+Gates · · Score: -1, Troll

    For smp loads on this 8-way smp system the peformance is sweet.

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  5. 2.7 kernel starting soon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    After speaking a few minutes with Linus, about 25 minutes ago, he said to me that 2.5 is so stable that he will start 2.7 as soon as he can change the makefile. The maintenance of the kernel will be made by Microsoft which in the recent month have made a great point of putting there act together to correct the bug in all software around the world.

    Happy april f**l day. :)