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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:Decline of BushCo, BlairCo: Part I , +2, Patrio by nyxon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    WTF?!!!

  2. Come on by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Where are all the:

    "I'd like a beowolf cluster of these..."

    posts. /., you are slipping.

  3. Re:Yes but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these puppies ...

  4. 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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    Donald 'Duck' Dunn: We had a band powerful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline.
  5. Re:Hmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    *Obligatory Simpsons quote*

    I`ve invented a way to download porn off the internet one million times faster!

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

    I was actually hoping for 4 advertisements in a row

  7. 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?

  8. here's an idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    DONT USE APACHE.

    It's a horrible resource hog and expecially for static files there are FAR better solutions out there. Tux, lighttpd etc.

    http://www.lighttpd.net/benchmark/

    and no, apache 2 isnt much better.

  9. What an article! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    so good i had to fondle myself while reading it.

  10. Warez server by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It would make a nice warez server.. Put that bw into good use!

  11. 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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    C|N>K