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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. 2.6 and Longhorn by NeoGeo64 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well, since most likely some varation of the 2.6 kernel will be out when Longhorn is released, this puts Linux in a good position with 2.6's better memory management and IDE support and whatnot...

  2. Re:One more step... by MartinG · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actually, while I can hardly wait for 2.6.x to stabalize for many reasons, desktop use is not one of them.

    2.6.x will being some very real improvements, but in the big picture of where gnu/linux is still lacking on the desktop, linux (the kernel) isn't really one of the problems.

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  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. Re:One more step... by rsmith · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I've just switched from -test5 to -test6, and the difference is remarkable.

    Xmms doesn't skip, Mozilla doesn't snag, even during a kernel compile and SETI@Home running in the background.

    Looks like Con Kolivas's interactivity patches are definitely something.

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  5. 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.

  6. 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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