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Linux Kernel 2.6.4 Released

Posted by michael on from the give-the-gift-of-aluminum dept.

justinarthur writes "The Linux kernel version 2.6.4 has been released at 03:16 UTC. Included in the changes from version 2.6.3 are fixes to XFS support, Wide Area Networking, USB connectivity, and IEEE1394 connectivity. To download a copy, it is recommended that one utilizes a Linux Kernel Archives mirror. Linus Torvalds' announcement to the Linux Kernel Mailing list concerning this release is available here." Reader k-zed points out that Linux 1.0 was released in March 1994, ten years ago.

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  1. Slackers. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    Hmm.. I don't see it on ftp.sco.com yet. What lousy service for $699.

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    1. Re:Slackers. by pe1rxq · · Score: 4, Funny

      You better not tell them you were once a customer...
      they seem to have developped a habit of suing them.

      Jeroen

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  2. 10 years? by 110010001000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    10 years and that guy is only on version 2?

    1. Re:10 years? by BabyDave · · Score: 5, Funny

      For comparison, in 10 years Microsoft went from Windows 3.0 to Windows 2000! Clear proof that Microsoft's development process is far superior.

  3. Yes but... by Bilange · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does it run Linux?

    (Ok, sorry. I know its not funny anymore.)

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  4. My 486 laptop... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... hasn't even gotten finished compiling the last 2.6 kernel release *grumbling* *adding yet another patch to my to-do list*

  5. Ack! by MalaclypseTheYounger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh no! Someone leaked their source! Call Microsoft, maybe they can help track down who leaked this to the internet...

    oh, wait... nevermind.

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  6. wow! by matticus · · Score: 4, Funny

    this is the first time i've installed the kernel and had it running before the slashdot announcement!
    i just checked the new one after lunch. blasted centrino ultralights need all this new stuff in them.
    I think i'll go celebrate "I beat slashdot's unnecessary kernel release announcement day!"

  7. Augh! by asit+ler · · Score: 3, Funny

    I haven't gotten 2.6.3 compiled yet, and here comes 2.6.4. Hell, I'm still running 2.6.0-gentoo. What's with this heightened release schedule? I mean, gcc is only so fast on my machine.

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  8. Re:Just when... by damballah · · Score: 5, Funny

    Speaking of changelogs, this is the funniest one I've found so far for 2.6.4:

    [PATCH] kthread primitive

    From: Rusty Russell

    These two patches provide the framework for stopping kernel threads to
    allow hotplug CPU. This one just adds kthread.c and kthread.h, next
    one uses it.

    Most importantly, adds a Monty Python quote to the kernel.

  9. Re:Think of it as version 26 by Apiakun · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wait...

    There's a Forth Service pack for 2.6?

    Sweet!

  10. Re:Just when... by FueledByRamen · · Score: 3, Funny

    Haha, I have a runner up here:

    Maurice van der Stee noted that he got an oops on a HPFS filesystem when
    saving an edited file..

    <stares at the code>
    <blinks>
    <wonders whereTF do we assign hpfs1_i and hpfs2_i if both inodes are non-NULL>
    <finds the patch in question>
    <stares at jgarzik>

    This fixes it. That, BTW, means that *nobody* had ever tried to use
    hpfs r/w since 2.5.3-pre3.

    Poor HPFS. Nobody ever loved you...

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