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Linus Says Pre-2.6 is Coming
gomoX writes "As seen on C|Net , Linus has announced that the pre-2.6 series will be starting in early July. Despite not having been able to meet the release goal for 2.6 in June 2003, the next stable version is not as far away as you may think. You can take your guess based on the fact there was a 9 month period between first test version of 2.4 and the official release of 2.4.0 on January 2001."
(of course, a beta version of Linux is probably more stable than a release version of Windows, but I can actually do something with Linux if/when it blows up in my face.)
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Your "Overt Sauce" model is clearly breaked ! Windows has been way beyond 2.6 (3.1 to be exact) since what ? 11 years ?
not to be nitpicky or anything, but technically, shouldn't future versions of linux be referred to as GNU/SCO?
I know it's a typo, but that would make slashdot much more interesting, wouldn't it?
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more lines of code from SCO
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What they don't get in timeliness they make up for in volume (dupes).
Kernel is as stable as the rocky mountains. Been compiling Mozilla non-stop in gcc for the last 3 hours with no problems.
It'll be nice when it finally comes out, because I'll be able to point people doing audio work to Linux. Right now I have to say "well, Linux is better than Windows for this, but only if you apply the low-latency, pre-emptible kernel, and variable HZ (with HZ set to 1000) patches," which is a bit more involved than most people who are just doing audio work want to deal with. Once 2.6.x comes out I can just point them to the stock kernel.
10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10
What's the name of the new filtering tool that will "obsolete" iptables?
Tell us more grandpa! Tell us about the time you wrestled and maintained 8 AIX servers single-handedly from your homebuilt Linux box! Or about the time Linus got lost and asked you for directions and you went on a whirlwind big-city adventure!
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t my mouse speed in gnome was sped up by about 10x over 2.4
great news! 900% speedup from Linux kernel 2.4 to 2.5.75
These vaporware announcements must stop. Already since Linus announced this I have noticed a drop-off in downloads of the 2.4 kernel.
:)
These anti-competitive practices need to be stopped. A kernel-lead developer such as Linus should have to compete on the same level as everyone else for his kernel to get used.
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Been compiling Mozilla non-stop in gcc for the last 3 hours with no problems..... ./configure has just about finished! And who said you needed the latest hardware?
on my 486. Oh look -
You are in a twisty maze of processor lines, all alike.
There is a lot of hype here.
Well crap...just this morning I updated to 2.4. Now I can't feel all cool anymore.
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