Talking With 2.0 Kernel Maintainer David Weinehall

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 3, 2004 @07:41PM from the in-my-day-we-didn't-have-a-preemptable-kernel dept.

Jeremy Andrews writes "While the recently released 2.6 Linux kernel is all the rage these days, the much older 2.0 kernel is still alive and kicking. KernelTrap has interviewed David Weinehall, the maintainer of the 2.0 Linux kernel. David became the 2.0 maintainer in December of 1999, after Alan Cox moved on to work full time on the 2.2 kernel. In this interview David talks about what's involved in maintaining the 2.0 kernel, who uses it, when we can expect the impending release of 2.0.40, why you should upgrade (if you're still running 2.0.39), and more."

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Re:2.0 kernel? WHO GIVES A SHIT! by scott_evil · 2004-02-04 01:05 · Score: 0, Flamebait

You might mark it flamebait, but I agree. When I setup a computer I want one that can be sat in front of and just used. The newest and greatest provides this functionality, with each kernel release slowly improving on the last.
Kernel 2.0 has no meaning for myself anymore and I'd hazard a guess and say most people who use a linux kernel don't use 2.0 if they have a choice.

Since I've probably spoken out against the slashdot hivemind, I'm assuming most of you won't even read this...