What to Expect from Linux 2.6.12

Posted by timothy on Wednesday April 27, 2005 @12:13AM from the free-candy-for-all-users dept.

apt-get writes "Saw this Linuxworld report from the annual Australian Linux conference, Linux.conf.au, in Canberra last week. The article outlines some of the new features we can expect for the 2.6.12 kernel release, including: support for trusted computing, and security enhanced Linux. The kernel developers are also working on improving the 'feel' of the Linux desktop with inotify for file managers and events notification so hardware 'just works'. Unfortunately no release date other than 'sometime soon' is given."

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And then... by NotThatKindOfDoctor · 2005-04-27 00:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic

An "sometime soon after that" will be kernel 2.6.12.1
Excellent by northcat · 2005-04-27 00:45 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Great, not only does every point release of the Linux kernels makes front page news on slashdot, now it makes it even before it's released. Meanwhile news about Hurd gets clubbed together with other news items and even that gets responses like "is this news? why is this reported?". Slashdot is just like one of those hollywood celebrity magazines (whatever they're called).