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The Real Truth About Oracle's 'New' Kernel

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-we-said-it-was-new dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Yesterday at OpenWorld, Oracle announced a 'new' Enterprise kernel for its so-called Unbreakable Linux. What's the real truth? The company is simply sticking a 2.6.32-based kernel on top of its re-branded Red Hat Enterprise Linux clone and trying to spin it as a new and innovative development."

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  1. Modifications against mainline by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    People may want to check the LWN discussion on the topic, which includes comments from Chris Mason and others concerning their improvements over vanilla 2.6.32:

    http://lwn.net/Articles/406242/