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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. 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.

  2. 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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  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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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  7. 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.