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Last 2.5.x Linux Kernel Released

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the beginning-of-the-end dept.

Kourino writes "Today on LKML, Linus released 2.5.75, which he said will be "the last 2.5.x kernel from me", and that he and Andrew Morton are going to start a 2.6-pre series soon. While this certainly does mean things could get interesting soon, don't hold your breath about seeing the actual 2.6 for a while; there are still many areas that need work. This essentially means that the development branch is going into maintenance mode, and new features probably won't get in after this point. Changes of note in 2.5.75 include a merge of the anticipatory scheduler from Andrew Morton's -mm tree and updates from several architectures."

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  1. Yes, but does it run Linux? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Yes, but does it run Linux?

    Oh wait...

  2. Easiest way to fix the bugs by Sabalon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just name it 2.6 - everyone will flock to it because 2.even means that it must be a stable release, never mind it's the first release.

    Bitching will ensue, and the bugs will get fixed even quicker. Why mess around with all the pre-2.6 stuff, when this is obviously the fastest way to get it all working :)

    1. Re:Easiest way to fix the bugs by op00to · · Score: 2, Funny

      >> It is a thousand times easier to find bugs that have been found.

      Spoken like a true politician!

  3. I'm glad they put in by toddhunter · · Score: 5, Funny

    the anticipatory scheduler, because I haven't been expecting them to do that yet.

    1. Re:I'm glad they put in by ticklemeozmo · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, I've been anticipating iT! Sorry..

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    2. Re:I'm glad they put in by toddhunter · · Score: 3, Funny

      It follows then the most noticeable improvement for the 2.6 kernel will be that they rename the anticipatory scheduler to something that is just a little bit easier to say.

  4. Don't you hate it when people say.... by Goalie_Ca · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Linux 2.5.x? Pssh. That's old! I run linux 9.0!"

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    1. Re:Don't you hate it when people say.... by pv2b · · Score: 5, Funny

      Linux 9.0? Bah. I run Mac OS X 10.2, because version 10 is newer and better than version 9.

      Mac OS X 10.2? Bah. I run Windows 2000...

    2. Re:Don't you hate it when people say.... by sixdotoh · · Score: 2, Funny
      so then, wait... if you run winXP .... does the alpha value take precendence over the numerical??? even if you convert XP to ascii it doesn't work, AGGGGGGHHHHHH.

      slow day...

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    3. Re:Don't you hate it when people say.... by Haeleth · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, that depends on the user, doesn't it? I have 201,585 XP, so it would be a good idea for me to upgrade from Win2k. But if you're still stuck at level 1, I recommend you go and kill some more goblins before considering it.

  5. That's because by hackwrench · · Score: 2, Funny

    you're not an anticipatory scheduler.

  6. Re:Argh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think he is still working for Captain Picard. Oh no wait, he got his own ship.

  7. Saving time by MarkCollette · · Score: 5, Funny

    Linus Torvalds and Alan Cox made a joint press release today. In an effort to save time, Linux 2.5.75 will be renamed 2.6.75, to reflect how mature they assume the code is. "We don't feel like bothering with all that 'pre-' crap, so we thought we'd save some time and just jump right into 2.6" reasonned Torvalds. Alan Cox elaborated that "when MS Windows went frm 3.11 staight to 95, they really left us behind. Now that they're at 2003, we've really got to get our shit together to catch up".

  8. In my day... by Valar · · Score: 5, Funny

    You kids and your new fangled "2.5". Back in my day, the kernel was 0.1, and the only supported boot device was a piece of toast. And we liked it better that way! Stable, unstable? Kids these days are so ungrateful. Back in my day, when linux crashed, not only did it erase your hardrive, but it put you into seizures! But it built character, and that's the way we liked it!

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    1. Re:In my day... by serial+frame · · Score: 2, Funny

      Why gee sonny, we did have hard drives back then! I remember it like it was yesterday in that old desert base...But they were nothing like they are now, because we had to suck droplets of water up with a straw and drop them right in the exact location on a spinning merry-go-round! And it was your own fault if you got hit by a bar! And to top it off, you could only do it on a rainy day! Sure, we didn't have any space left over for the userland, but it was good, and we were happy!

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  9. Re:Yeah? well what about by pv2b · · Score: 2, Funny

    NEW scientific proof of Windows 2000's superiority over Windows 98!

    We apply a highly sophisticated mathematical theorem named division to compute a ratio.

    2000 / 98 == 20.4082

    This is SCIENTIFIC PROOF that Windows 2000 is 20.4082 times faster, better, smaller, and stabler than Windows 98!

    Order your copy today!

  10. LKML confirm Linux is Dying! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Today LKML confirmed that linux is dying.

    Linus was quoted as saying this will be "the last kernel".

    This announcement, of course, has the same high validity as the claim that *BSD is dying.

  11. something easier to say by sacrilicious · · Score: 5, Funny

    perhaps "schedulatory anticipator"

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  12. Re:Yeah? well what about by einhverfr · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, technically---
    Windows 98 is Windows 4.1 (4.0 was 95)
    Windows ME was Windows 4.9....
    Windows 2000 was NT 5.0
    XP is Windows NT 5.1
    Server 2003 is 6.0
    Longhorn is ?????

    This means that Microsoft is doing WHAT with version numbering???

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  13. Bah.whimper snapper..Re:In my day... by zoid.com · · Score: 2, Funny

    whimper snapper... In my days Linux version number was 1/0 and the only boot device was toast crumbs. We had to line them up burnt/crisp/crisp/crisp/burnt in order to get it to boot and we were happy. Soon after that Linus migrated to bagels and thigs got a little more stable.

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  14. Well, my kernel goes to 11 by A+nonymous+Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    So there. All you weenies stuck at 10, I have no pity for you.

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  15. Re:Top 10 New features over 2.4 ....are what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow, they don't call you fanatic for nothing!

    Well, I've never had any problems with ide-scsi. And I'm not paranoid about Red Hat's KDE patches doing -- whatever the hell you think it will do. Eat your children, maybe? Steal my refrigerator? Yeah. I mean. Calm down?

    I steer clear of that whole GNOME/KDE thing. I do most everything from an xterm. CD burning software? cdrecord. CD playing software? cdplay. I use FVWM as my window manager and I don't run any gnome bits, other than the occasional application, run from the command line.

    Also, if you hate red hat so much, why don't you switch?

  16. Re:Man some people can bitch about nothing by vandan · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah.
    Come on then big server man.
    Tell me how it is on your Pentium 2 300...