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Linux Kernel 2.2.26 -- 2.2 is not dead!
midianus writes "Marc-Christian Petersen released Linux Kernel version 2.2.26. The release includes several security fixes. After Alan Cox released the previous 2.2 kernel, 2.2.25 in March of 2003, he began a one year sabbatical to study for an MBA in August of the same year and handed over the Maintainership of 2.2 to Marc-Christian."
2.0.? is not dead either. Their 2.0.40 was released only two and a half weeks ago.
Yes, do not use deprecated kernels, that is just gay.
YHBT. IHL. HAND.
The classic essay on "worse is better" is either misunderstood
Now why would Alan want to be a Master Bullsh*t Artist?
I don't get it - what exactly does this guy do with the 2.2 kernel? Just bugfixes? How does he know he's not working hard to fix a bug that was fixed by someone who noticed it in 2.4 or 2.6? Not knocking the guy or anything, I'm just absolutely baffled as to what he does with the 2.2 kernel.
So this makes it into debian stable by say, December 2005?
For every annoying gentoo user, are three even more annoying anti-gentoo crybabies. Take Yosh from #Gimp for example.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
The Dead Collector: Bring out yer dead!
[A man puts a body on the cart.]
Large Man With Dead Body: Here's one.
The Dead Collector: That'll be ninepence.
The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: I'm not dead!
The Dead Collector: What?
Large Man With Dead Body: Nothing. There's your ninepence.
The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: I'm not dead!
The Dead Collector: 'Ere, he says he's not dead.
Large Man With Dead Body: Yes he is.
The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: I'm not!
The Dead Collector: He isn't.
Large Man With Dead Body: Well, he will be soon, he's very ill.
The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: I'm getting better!
Large Man With Dead Body: No you're not, you'll be stone dead in a moment.
The Dead Collector: Well, I can't take him like that. It's against regulations.
The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: I don't want to go on the cart!
Large Man With Dead Body: Oh, don't be such a baby.
The Dead Collector: I can't take him.
The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: I feel fine!
Large Man With Dead Body: Oh, do me a favor.
The Dead Collector: I can't!
Large Man With Dead Body: Well, can you hang around for a couple of minutes? He won't be long.
The Dead Collector: I promised I'd be at the Robinsons'. They've lost nine today.
Large Man With Dead Body: Well, when's your next round?
The Dead Collector: Thursday.
The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: I think I'll go for a walk!
Large Man With Dead Body: You're not fooling anyone, you know. Isn't there anything you could do?
The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: I feel happy! I feel happy!
[The Dead Collector glances up and down the street furtively, then silences the Body with his a whack of his club.]
Large Man With Dead Body: Ah, thank you very much.
The Dead Collector: Not at all. See you on Thursday.
Large Man With Dead Body: Right.
The 2.2 kernel isn't dead...it just smells that way. :)
I remember something about SCO's claims not affecting any kernel before 2.4.
Quick! Avoid the SCO tax, downgrade to 2.2.26 today!
-Jackson
It is a real shame that while Linux 2.0 is alive and well, *BSD is in a state of utter and complete decay.
It's ironic that despite the best efforts of Theo and the FreeBSD core team that the *BSD is slowly rotting and decaying into a morass of filth and gore; meanwhile the Linux bazaar is brimming with newfound hope and glory.
uhh yeah, fuck dat shit
...saying "Pope - He's not dead, yet!"
Is there a reason that 2.2 has only one tiny release more than the 2.4 kernel? I mean, if you look at the most recent tiny versions:
2.0.40
2.2.26
2.4.25
2.6.3
I believe that the releases of 2.x.0 were about equally spaced, so why isn't there 2.2.34 or something like that coming out? Fewer bugs? A more laid-back maintainer? Not as much movement in the OSS world?
Divide et impera!