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Linux Kernel 4.2 Released

Posted by timothy on from the answer-to-everything-div-10 dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The Linux 4.2 kernel is now available. This kernel is one of the biggest kernel releases in recent times and introduces rewrites of some of the kernel's Intel Assembly x86 code, new ARM board support, Jitter RNG improvements, queue spinlocks, the new AMDGPU kernel driver, NCQ TRIM handling, F2FS per-file encryption, and many other changes to benefit most Linux users.

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  1. slackers! by blogagog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Windows is up to like 9.x OSX is in the 10's Firefox is in the 40s! Chrome is probably in the hundreds by now. I dunno, I don't use them.

    Now, I'm no computer scientist, but I can tell if one number is bigger than another. C'mon you linux slackers - Make more editions. You've got a lot of catching up to do.

  2. iKernel by fluffernutter · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is the kernel wrapped in glass or metal? Otherwise it will not meet my requirements.

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    Laws are rules for the court, but merely a bottom bar to hit for life. Think beyond laws in your actions always.
  3. Re:Their work is being wasted. by GNious · · Score: 4, Funny

    We're getting to the point where the Linux kernel itself is superb, but everything built on top of it is becoming utter shit.

    Don't worry - in one of the upcoming Systemd releases, the Linux kernel will finally be 100% replaced.

  4. Re:Their work is being wasted. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Systemd and GNOME3 have taken over. Their users are happier than they were before.

    Yes, all 5 of them.