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Kernel 2.4.23 Released
MikeCapone writes "As if we didn't already have enough articles about Linux kernel releases, Marcelo Tosatti has released the final 2.4.23 Linux kernel. Check out the changelog at Kerneltrap."
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I should not imagine even mission critical production environments sticking with 2.4 after 2.6 is released.
Nope. There is no way we will be moving to 2.6. The boxes we have running 2.4 now will be running 2.4 untill the day they die. I imagine any mission critical environments will be doing the exact same thing as we are.
With new servers you put into production, you may consider 2.6 depending on speed/feature requirements. But existing mission critical machines will never be upgraded.
Think about it, you have a machine and a system that is working. What exactly are you trying to fix? Make it faster? If it was too slow for you, you would have already bought more hardware. So, its not too slow, its been working fine and has been tested. You would have to be mad to upgrade the thing.
Mission critical boxes usually always keep the same kernel version until the day the die.