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Linux Kernel 2.6.0-test6 Released

Posted by michael on from the lazy-sunday dept.

lamont116 writes "The latest in the series of beta kernels was just released by the fine folks who have given us Linux. Enjoy!" The Changelog has a hefty 240K of miscellaneous changes... LWN has an overview of the updates.

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  1. The rule of thumb by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Don't generally buy Linux before Service Pack 2 comes out.

  2. Re:Have they fixed the file dialog yet? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Do people speak slowly when they talk to you?

  3. Re:Slashdot THIS instead! by flatface · · Score: 5, Funny

    Erm.. kernel.org has more bandwidth than God. It's more likely that kernel.org will slashdot US instead.

  4. did they remove the SCO code? by civilengineer · · Score: 4, Funny

    i.e. the unnecessary blank spaces and newline charaters.

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    1. Re:did they remove the SCO code? by neonstz · · Score: 4, Funny

      From the changelog:

      <mochel@osdl.org>
      [power] Whitespace fixes.
    2. Re:did they remove the SCO code? by trentfoley · · Score: 2, Funny

      It is now an option in menuconfig. Simply go in to "make menuconfig" and:

      1. Select "Networking support --->"
      2. Select "Bluetooth support --->"
      3. Select "SCO links support"

      From the help, "SCO link provides voice transport over Bluetooth, SCO support is required for voice applications like Headset and Audio."

      So, this is obviously what SCO has been talking about. After all, there name is right in there, in caps and everything.

      I have no idea what this means, and really don't care, and won't be looking it up until I have some bluetooth hardware to play with. I was just kind of suprised to see it there.

      FWIW, my sound card (CS42xx) disappeared from menuconfig with this release. Granted, I had not installed 2.6.0-test5, so that might have been where it changed.

      I had to enable the game port under input devices and enable the Crystal Sound Fusion gameport support before my card would show up under the ALSA pci options.

      Everything is just peachy now.

  5. Is that the promised Longhorn? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I downloaded it, what do I do next? Is there a Windows Installer for this thing? Should I wait till 3.0 comes out, would that be better? Does it have media player?

    Thanks.

  6. Re:Mondrake Cooker? by dolson · · Score: 1, Funny

    Oh great, another Mandrake rip-off. We have enough distros already!

  7. Re:Slashdot THIS instead! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Erm.. kernel.org has more bandwidth than God.

    It amused me to create kernel.org this way.
    And thank you for not posting the URL to my homepage.

    God.

  8. Re:Slashdot THIS instead! by E_elven · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's no point in posting AC if you're going to put your name on the end, God. But I suppose You knew that. Anyway, since You are around, I'd REALLY like one of those Mac G5's. I've been good since the spaghetti incident, and I said I was sorry.

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  9. Simple question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Two weeks ago I paid SCO compliance fee for the 2.4 kernel. If I download and use the new edition, would that entail another $699, would it be free, or is there some upgrade fee somewhere in the middle?

  10. Re:Slashdot THIS instead! by devphil · · Score: 4, Funny


    Not any more; God was complaining in #offtopic the other day that His local ISP had really started enforcing the bandwidth caps on cable users. We advised Him to switch the entire heaven.org hookup to DSL, but apparently Gabriel bitches about Q3 ping times whenever the subject comes up.

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  11. Re:Slashdot THIS instead! by Hatta · · Score: 4, Funny
    Erm.. kernel.org has more bandwidth than God. It's more likely that kernel.org will slashdot US instead.
    But only in Soviet Russia, right?
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  12. Re:Gave it a shot... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Are you Alanis Morisette?

    Ironically, yes I am.