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Talking With 2.0 Kernel Maintainer David Weinehall

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. Who's using it... by evilviper · · Score: 4, Funny
    In autumn 2002 I also started to work quite a lot for the Debian-project,

    There's you're answer to "who's using it"... Debian!

    I have to admit, I suspected it all along...
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    1. Re:Who's using it... by IntelliTubbie · · Score: 3, Funny

      There's you're answer to "who's using it"... Debian!

      That newfangled 2.0 kernel? Maybe for those bleeding-edge folks using unstable, but I think Woody still uses a hamster wheel attached to an abacus.

      Cheers,
      IT

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  2. 2.0? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Cool, when will it be released for debian stable?

  3. Re:Latest and greatest not for everyone by teamhasnoi · · Score: 4, Funny
    I have to agree! My install of Windows 95 has been running smoothly for years - in fact, I haven't rebooted since I installed it in 1996! Let's see, what do I have on here....

    Oh crap, that's screen burn-in.

  4. OT,but someone has to make the [NO CARRIER] joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The 2.0 kernel is great, even though it is old it is quite reliab=20 ]} $}1}&..}=3Dr}'}"}[NO CARRIER]

  5. Re:Typical open-source programmer by winkydink · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh yeah, he's the perfect employee. He spends all his time writing free software and poetry. I'll go ask my boss to open up a req at $100k/yr on that job description right now.

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