Linux 3.7 Released · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by timothy on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @04:25AM from the under-the-radar dept.

The wait is over; diegocg writes "Linux kernel 3.7 has been released. This release adds support for the new ARM 64-bit architecture, ARM multiplatform — the ability to boot into different ARM systems using a single kernel; support for cryptographically signed kernel modules; Btrfs support for disabling copy-on-write on a per-file basis using chattr; faster Btrfs fsync(); a new experimental 'perf trace' tool modeled after strace; support for the TCP Fast Open feature in the server side; experimental SMBv2 protocol support; stable NFS 4.1 and parallel NFS; a vxlan tunneling protocol that allows to transfer Layer 2 ethernet packets over UDP; and support for the Intel SMAP security feature. Many small features and new drivers and fixes are also available. Here's the full list of changes."

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Re:Improved SAMBA client support? by rubycodez · 2012-12-11 04:57 · Score: 4, Insightful

purists can also get Linux into the door at the clients with windows desktops, the basics of authentication, file and print sharing are enough for most small/medium business. I've done that a few times over the last five years, clients are still happy as the server just works,and are adopting more Linux boxes including some desktops.