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Linux 3.11 Released
hypnosec writes "Linus Torvalds has just announced the release of Linux 3.11 as anticipated. Torvalds notes that the final version doesn't bring in a lot more than what is already present in the rc7, but it does include fixes — most of them in networking, file systems, and audio."
That's what I want to know. Also, how many floppies?
What.
Sadly, no mention of the christening in any of today's stories! Possibly the name was only for rc1 though.
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How original.
Not only did we see that 'joke' in the previous 10+ articles on Slashdot about 3.11 releases candidates, but even the comments that were posted before yours mention that 'joke'.
Really, great stuff, just keep repeating the same 'joke'; gets better and more original every time.
When Linus dies, he will be embalmed like Stalin and kept in a glass case for all the acolytes to file past... Eventually, like Stalin, most of his flesh will be replaced with wax. Indeed, secretly, Madame Tussaud will be asked to create a Torvald corpse to replace the real body, which will be shipped to a laboratory where technicians will attempt to reanimate Linus. This will be done with secret procedures gleaned from hacking Scientology's servers on how they did the same thing to Tom Cruise.
That's correct. Here's the diff: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/Makefile?id=ad81f0545ef01ea651886dddac4bef6cec930092.
Note that the previous version, 3.10, was named "Unicycling Gorilla". The fact that you probably had no idea it was named that shows just how important these release names are. :)
Linux for Workgroups 3.11
But.... does it have a gui?
Beautiful disaster /in all seriousness, it's all good Linux 3.11
Flyin' down the street again
I tried to keep up
You wore me out and left me ate up
Now I wish you all the luck
You're a butterfly in the wind without a care
A pretty train crash to me and I can't care
I do I don't whatever
Will be forked: Linux 95 and Linux nt 3
Silence is a state of mime.
* Kernel panic when I set my sleeping Thinkpad on my desk and plug in USB hub, displayport and power.
* Bluetooth audio freaking out pretty much anytime
* As soon as desktop apps start to push into swap memory, system freezes in endless swap loop (great way to wear out my SSD).
* Any time the system is taxed more than 70%, mouse pointer gets jumpy
Android would be a similar mess if Google had not laid down the law as to what kernel changes were necessary for mobile.
Reminds me of a comment by an overpaid manager saying that Windows was more mature because it was at version 7 while Linux was behind at 3.
what the fuck?
Still a long way to go to Linux 95.
"Fuck you," he added.
If you're going to post Linux release announcements, remember to link the Kernel Newbies page, since they document the big changes.
http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_3.11
You obviously don't know what you're doing, and it's your fault for choosing junk, uncommon hardware. BTW, real men use a PS/2 mouse rather than new fangled USB thing. The cursor stays responsive in swap hell when it doesn't have to go through a USB stack.
It's almost like the original comment has been run through Google Translate 30-40 times.
I should probably go take a closer look. I've been disappointed so many times, though, that my expectations are not high.
I'm sure someone has already said this, but the fact that this is Linux 3.11 means that the next version will be Linux NT.
You are welcome on my lawn.
You have just described the history of comedy since Aristophanes
You are welcome on my lawn.
Those were just the RC candidate jokes.
This is the release version.
Try to keep up.
Oops. Release Candidate jokes I mean. Half asleep...
the takeover of Nokia by Microsoft - remember the N9* line of devices running Linux back in the days ? (slightly off topic, but still vaguely related to Linux)
That was yesterday, dipshit, and only in the US.
Il n'y a pas de Planet B.
in the butt.
sent from my slashdot browser.
Oh, yeah, timezones, duh. Nevermind...
*goes off in search of coffee*
Il n'y a pas de Planet B.
And why is it, exactly, that haven't you killed yourself yet?
What is really fantastic is the extended support for pro usb devices from Roland and Yamaha. It should be very possible to create a really effective cheap laptop DAW running Linux tuned for RT audio without having to mess install drivers the way you do with Windows. Not that you could not use these devices in the past it was just difficult to set them up correctly because alsa had trouble working with most Roland mixers and the like the only way to do it sometimes was using a stupid setup that was flaky as hell.
I hope this kernel version is adopted quickly by the Ubuntu Studio guys, but if necessary I will roll my own so I can use Roland usb devices with my laptop!
This message was not sent from an iPhone because Peter Sellers really was a deviated prevert without a dime for the call
Well, Ubuntu is on version 13, so we should definitely be using that.
Michael J. Ryan - tracker1.info
It's a Horse_ebooks wannabe.
That's right, the f stands for 'for' and is not, as you would like to believe, a description of what Linux was doing to those Workgroups
WARNING: Smartphones have side effects--most of them undocumented.
Possibly the name was only for rc1 though.
That would be sad. Depends if the modified logo is still in the git reop under the 3.11 branch.
SJW n. One who posts facts.
Without reading any of the previous comments
Yeah, right... You are only the 32497234th person to do that joke because of not reading previous comments...
Everybody corrects you every time you post this shit, CONFIDANTE, not COSMONAUT you fucking idiot! Why do you persist in posting this shit?
Remember the browser-version wars? I think that IE jumped from 2.1 to 4 in a matter of weeks. Eventually, Google and Firefox took it to the logical extreme, changing major revision numbers ever 12 minutes. I guess it's still going on...
The CB App. What's your 20?
Most people do not realize that Linux even exists, yet without it, the internet will be a costly place. The common would not be able to have any money left if he/she bought a computer and software. But today, it's possible to not go bankrupt and still buy a nice computer. Now, I know that many people, me included, regards Mac OS X as one of the greatest and most innovative operating systems ever made, but Linux is still much, much more important. Without it, computers would be toys for the sort of people who spend their weekends with other people who constantly brag about their new Range Rover or new mansion, not for PEOPLE, like you and me.
Mint is on 14, so that's one better.