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Meet Linux Kernel 2.6.2, 'Feisty Dunnart'

Posted by timothy on from the no-really-that's-the-name dept.

hatrisc writes "As of about 10:04 pm on February 3rd, Linux users can grab the official 2.6.2 kernel release from kernel.org. A lot of PPC fixes. Changelog is here." omniru writes "Linux kernel 2.6.2 aka 'Feisty Dunnart' released," and adds some possibly useful information "about Dunnarts, in case you've never heard of them before. Changes include ACPI, Bluetooth, USB, XFS and many more improvements and fixes." gowdy suggests eager downloaders use a mirror.

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  1. Re:linux.conf.au by Marlor · · Score: 5, Informative

    Looks like Linus's trip "down under" inspired this kernel release... the Dunnart is a type of Australian marsupial. The Tasmanian Devil is probably the best known example.

    Actually, to correct myself, the Tasmanian Devil is not a type of Dunnart, although they both belong to the genus "Sminthopsis".

  2. Re:Uh oh by raul · · Score: 5, Informative

    For those who dont know what a bluetooth SCO means: SCO stands for synchronous, connection-oriented and its mainly used for voice transport. (mono pcm 8bits 14Khz, if my memory serves me well, but can also be vocalic encoded). But can also be for other realtime relaible communications (video, signaling).

  3. Re:Anything broken? IP Masquerading. by edesio · · Score: 5, Informative

    I had the same problem. The patches found at http://www.ssi.bg/~ja/#routes solved the problems.

    I intend to send a "minimal" patch to Marcelo soon.

  4. Re:ACL? by imroy · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yes, ACLs are supported on most filesystems. Ext2/Ext3, JFS, XFS, and the /dev/pts fs. No ReiserFS yet though :(

  5. Re:linux.conf.au by Hugh+George+Asm · · Score: 5, Informative
    Looks like Linus's trip "down under" inspired this kernel release...

    It was more than inspiration. Linus did a charitable fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis, and offered to name the next release after the Austrialian animal of the highest bidder's choice. Someone gave a few thousand dollars ($3600 to be exact) to choose this name. Next Linux kernel to get Aussie name

  6. Re:Use a mirror?? by Kalak · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's my torrent

    Call me a Karma whore, but the parent is right, this is exactly the kind of legitimate use BT was made for. (Plus hey, I'm running my orn tracker and made the torrent, so I should get something for my trouble and Karma is about all I'm likely to get.
    Be sure to checksum it against the kernel.org checksum

    --
    I am, and always will be, an idiot. Karma: Coma (mostly effected by .hack)