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'Moss-covered Tortoise' 2.0.40 Linux Kernel

Posted by timothy on from the slow-and-steady-wins-the-race dept.

An anonymous reader writes "KernelTrap reports that David Weinehall has released the 2.0.40 stable Linux kernel, calling it the "Moss-covered Tortoise". It earned this name by being released over 3 years after its predecessor, 2.0.39. Those still using the 2.0 kernel are recommended to upgrade for numerous reasons, including fixes to local exploits and remote information leaks. View the changelog and download the new kernel from a kernel.org mirror."

3 of 19 comments (clear)

  1. Re:hahaha by rjw57 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Damn you sir! Your carefully constructed criticism is the key reason Microsoft needs to tell users considering of switching. You sir have just killed this entire 'Open Source' thing -- unless we can send in the guys with black helecopters to take out /. first.

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    Rich
  2. They took it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Moss-covered tortoise"? They borrowed my nickname for my beloved 386 SX-16 !

    1. Re:They took it! by Creepy+Crawler · · Score: 2, Funny

      No no.. That would be "Rigor Mortis Tortoise"

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