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Linux 3.3 Released

Posted by samzenpus on from the check-it-out dept.

diegocg writes "Linux 3.3 has been released. The changes include the merge of kernel code from the Android project. There is also support for a new architecture (TI C6X), much improved balancing and the ability to restripe between different RAID profiles in Btrfs, and several network improvements: a virtual switch implementation (Open vSwitch) designed for virtualization scenarios, a faster and more scalable alternative to the 'bonding' driver, a configurable limit to the transmission queue of the network devices to fight bufferbloat, a network priority control group and per-cgroup TCP buffer limits. There are also many small features and new drivers and fixes. Here's the full changelog."

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  1. Yea! by colinrichardday · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yea!

  2. Recursion by philip.paradis · · Score: 3, Funny

    If I deploy a 3.3 guest on a host running 3.3, does it automatically become 3.3 repeating and go on forever?

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  3. Great timing by quantumphaze · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just rebooted to apply 3.2.11 :(

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    1. Re:Great timing by clarkn0va · · Score: 4, Funny

      Ksplice is just a commercial tool that makes use of kexec which has been in the kennel for years.

      HOO LET THE KERNELS AOT! WHOOT! WHOOT, WHOOT, WHOOT!

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    2. Re:Great timing by jimicus · · Score: 4, Funny

      Ah, slashdot. The place where you can indignantly call someone wrong because they've told you to do something that's impossible, only to have a whole bunch of people who've already done it explain that you, in fact, are the person in the wrong.

  4. Re:Keep it up. by MrEricSir · · Score: 5, Funny

    shove unwanted changes down the users thoughts...

    You can uninstall GBrain and/or MindKontrol to prevent Gnome and KDE from controlling your thoughts.

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  5. Re:Keep it up. by Tanktalus · · Score: 3, Funny

    I was actually considering that the other day. I'm not sure why, but I changed my mind. ThEy ArE wOnDeRfUl ApPs.

  6. Re:Why Should I Care? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're just jealous that it'll take at least a month after Windows 8 comes out before somebody creates a Metro-style UI for X.

    Two to match the colors.

  7. Re:Keep it up. by Smauler · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Linux kernel guys show that constant steady

    I agree... 1 sec.

    frequent releases are the way forwards, note

    Argh... just got to...

    to GNOME and KDE

    update firefox...

    guys, you

    Again?

    got

    Must

    it

    finish

    wrong.

    comment.

  8. Re:Which distributions? by zill · · Score: 4, Funny

    5.5 kernel...

    This is either a typo or python is way more powerful than I thought.

  9. Re:Way to go....... by CSMoran · · Score: 5, Funny

    the android merge means i can play angry birds without having to use wine...

    Note that playing sober raises it to another level of difficulty.

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  10. *Ext4* by jones_supa · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ahh, that was a cleansing sneeze.

  11. Re:Which distributions? by Barefoot+Monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Your problems with Slackware appear to stem from your use of the wrong mock-religion meme in your signature. Eris, in particular, is known to cause trouble. Try changing your signature to The Subgenius must have Slack and the package management should improve.

  12. Re:Why Should I Care? by tehcyder · · Score: 3, Funny

    What's with all this being nice and apologising for perhaps sounding a tad rude? Don't you know where you are?

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