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The Linux Kernel Archives

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the huey-lewis-takes-us-back-in-time dept.

Jeremy Andrews writes "KernelTrap offers an interesting look at the history behind the Linux Kernel Archives, home of the Linux kernel. They start from the beginning in 1997, when kernel.org ran on a generic "white box PC" using a shared T1, to the present where it runs on multiple quad Opterons each with 24 gigabytes of RAM, 10 terabytes of disk space, and a gigabit link to the internet. Much of the article is based on an interview with Peter Anvin, also including quotes from Linus Torvalds, Paul Vixie of Internet Systems Consortium, Inc who donates the bandwidth, and Matt Taggart of Hewlett-Packard who donated the hardware."

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  1. Re:Hmm... by advocate_one · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    or you could, like me, be seeding the Star Wars Revelations DVD isos...

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  2. Re:Slashdot history! by RustyIC · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was actually hoping for 4 advertisements in a row

  3. Re:Hat's off to HP by TerminaMorte · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So I suppose that makes this the 4th slashdot ad article in a row by CmdrTaco?

  4. Man.... Whew! by inode_buddha · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I guess H.Peter Anvin petrified Natalie Portman with his Beowulf cluster! Watch for Soviet Russia to pour hot grits down his pants!

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