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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. Re:Needs work by rjethmal · · Score: 0, Troll
    Yeah, such as the file system, the lack of apps, the seg faults, the blue screens, the lack of apps, the drivers (there aren't any), the windowing system, the lack of apps (there aren't any), etc., etc.


    Like the "lack of apps" has anything to do with the kernel!?!?!?

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  2. Warning! by BradlyLane · · Score: 0, Troll

    Be advised, the folling comments are sure to be full of version number jokes between windows products and linux. A dead horse gets another whack.

    Seriously, guys, it wasn't funny the first time...

  3. I guess this means that by pair-a-noyd · · Score: 0, Troll

    we'll see the 2.6 kernel in Mandrake 23.2 in the year 2019..

    I can't wait!!

  4. Party pooper by smallpaul · · Score: 1, Troll

    Doesn't it seem strange that of all the open source projects with constant upgrades and lots of user visible changes, the slashdot community gets all excited about a kernel? A kernel! What difference is this going to make to your day to day life, compared to a new version of your mail program or language runtime or desktop environment or editor?

  5. What's a kernel? by nadolph · · Score: 0, Troll

    What's a kernel?

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  6. Re:Easiest way to fix the bugs by Sabalon · · Score: 1, Troll

    C'mon...it's easy.

    We ship it broken (but earlier than expected), we come up with some crappy ass program that people can use to upgrade it, gather all the info on their computer, ..., profit! :)

  7. Re:Ugh, another newbie by akedia · · Score: 1, Troll

    You, sir, are the newbie. You've been trolled.

  8. How sad by Sloppy · · Score: 0, Troll

    I breaks my heart to read about another crippling bombshell hitting the beleaguered Linux committee. Even Linus himself admits he's giving up on Linux 2.5, and according to the Netcraft survey, hardly any production servers ever used 2.5 at all.

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