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New Testing Version Of Linux 2.6

Posted by michael on from the crashy-crashy dept.

James A. A. Joyce writes "It's all up now at the kernel archives. Get the full 2.6.0-test2 or a patch, whichever suits you. We need to test those new kernels! Hop to it!"

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  1. You might be looking at it in the wrong way.... by NerveGas · · Score: 5, Insightful


    You're *exactly* the type of person who will make the best tester, precisely because it *will* crash for you. It's the tiny bugs that only show up under bizarre/rare combinations of features and usage that can be the most pesky.

    Now, I'm not saying you should run a non-stable version on your server, but what about setting up a spare machine simply to replicate what's being done on your server?

    Not only will it help out kernel development, it will also mean that you will get a stable kernel for your server sooner.

    steve

    --
    Oh, you're not stuck, you're just unable to let go of the onion rings.
  2. Re:Why don't they use bittorrent? by __aavhli5779 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's pretty clear that Bram's intention with BitTorrent was exactly for situations like this; a file is posted with a huge surge of immediate demand (i. e. slashdot linkage) and download speeds become intolerable.

    I'm sure the kernel.org servers are quite formidable, but with a BT-based solution everybody could be happily downloading 2.6-test2 at a steady clip.

  3. Re:do you see that! by caouchouc · · Score: 3, Insightful

    kernel.org should get into the habit of making .torrents available given how every test release from here 'till 2.6.0 will wind up on the front page of /.