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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. 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 :)

  2. 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 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.

  3. 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...

  4. 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".

  5. 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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  6. 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.

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

    perhaps "schedulatory anticipator"

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  8. 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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