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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. I'm not dead yet! by Ayanami+Rei · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That's awesome.

    FYI: The local root exploits were fixed in various .40-pre patches, but they hadn't actually released a new stable version... not until after that interview a few days ago... :-)

    Way to give it a kick in the ass!

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    THIS THING CAN TURN ON A DIME, MACROSSZERO STYLE ALSO FUCK BETA, ~NYORON
  2. Hey that's nothing... by stefanlasiewski · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Ha, that's nothing.

    This guy is still maintining the Linux 0.02 branch, and STILL hasn't released an update in over 13 years!

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    "Can of worms? The can is open... the worms are everywhere."
  3. Advantages of 2.0 over 2.2? by jensend · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'm just curious- why would one want to use 2.0 over 2.2? I understand the reasons one might want to use a kernel from before the 2.4 series on lower end or embedded devices (I installed a 2.2 kernel on a 486 laptop not all that long ago)- but I've been under the impression that 2.2 offered a lot of gains over 2.0 without being noticeably "heavier". For what things is the 2.0 kernel series more suitable than 2.2, and why?