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Linux 3.13 Kernel To Bring Major Feature Improvements

Posted by timothy on from the this-is-only-the-free-version dept.

An anonymous reader writes "There's many improvements due in the Linux 3.13 kernel that just entered development. On the matter of new hardware support, there's open-source driver support for Intel Broadwell and AMD Radeon R9 290 'Hawaii' graphics. NFTables will eventually replace IPTables; the multi-queue block layer is supposed to make disk access much faster on Linux; HDMI audio has improved; Stereo/3D HDMI support is found for Intel hardware; file-system improvements are on the way, along with support for limiting the power consumption of individual PC components."

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  1. Re:So many improvements by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I don't even count Windows as an operating system. It's a toy. A worthless tool to be able to run a browser or games. But it will go away soon.

  2. There *are* many improvements by larry+bagina · · Score: 1, Troll

    Posted by timothy on Fri Nov 15, '13 10:04 PM

    Go figure. I would accuse Dice of firing the editors and replacing them with ESL wage slaves but that would probably be an improvement.

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  3. Re:So many improvements by jedidiah · · Score: 1, Troll

    ...or you just wait awhile.

    It's not Windows. You don't have to be running the very latest version just to avoid being owned and infected. The same goes for any operating system that's not from Microsoft.

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