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Linux Kernel 2.4.21 Released

Posted by michael on from the load-average-increasing dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After > 6 months of waiting, 2.4.21 is here. Lots of cleanups, and a patch which gives a MAJOR boost to the 'feel' of the system under heavy disk IO, especially on IDE systems. As usual, available from your local kernel.org mirror or ftp.COUNTRYCODE.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/! Tidbit: 'Current bandwidth utilization 131.72 Mbit/s '." See the Changelog for new stuff.

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  1. Just to get these out of the way... by Drakonian · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh man! My 286 just finished compiling 2.4.20!

    or

    Oh man! I was downloading at 4000 K/sec before this story showed up. Thanks a lot Slashdot!

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  2. Enjoy, losers! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ha, I'm glad I have a life, unlike you losers! Knock yourselves out compiling the newest kernel; I'll be out having a blast with my girlfriend in my Porsche.

    (Okay, okay; I'm sitting at home in my underpants reloading slashdot to see if new stories are posted. I'll go download it now.)

  3. excellent, we can switch to this by mikeee · · Score: 5, Funny

    when our AIX licenses expire today.

  4. Uhh....what timing by Cable_Monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    All joking aside, I was in the middle of compiling 2.4.20 when I saw this article...

  5. 13th? by jmays · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait, recompile my kernel on Friday the 13th? I think not ....

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  6. Re:excellent, we can switch to this (SCO) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the Release notes:

    > o [Bluetooth] Use very short disconnect timeout for SCO connections.
    > o [Bluetooth] Kill incoming SCO connection when SCO socket is closed.
    > o [Bluetooth] Support for SCO (voice) over HCI USB

    Are these the lines SCO's bitching about?

  7. Omitted From Changelog by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    - Removed offending SCO source code.
    - Replaced offending SCO source code with ASCII art of a middle finger.

  8. Wow, lotsa changes! by mj01nir · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just finished reviewing the ChangeLog. Did anything not get touched this time? Good lord, there are arcnet patches in here.

    Also, when does Alan Cox sleep? Prehaps he's a new form of undead with an affinity for coding? Maybe he has cloned himself a few times? Alan, however you're doing it, we appreciate all of your hard work. Now go take a nice, long nap.

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    1. Re:Wow, lotsa changes! by rtscts · · Score: 5, Funny

      I think Slashdot reported that Alan had been merged directly into the kernel a few years back. He no longer has any need for his physical body.

      I believe there was even an X-File about it.. some shack in the middle of nowhere with a T1.