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Linux kernel 2.3.1 Gifted Unto Us

Posted by Hemos on from the come-and-get-it dept.

30 bazillion readers wrote to say that kernel 2.3.1 is out: a ChangeLog is available here. Standad warnings, everyone-don't play with what you don't know, and expect to have everyone bail you out. In related news, Linus will be appearing at the Lotus DevCon 99' - more information is availible.

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  1. Re:Rob, please stop postings about devel kernels by Luis+Casillas · · Score: 2
    I kinda agree with you, but I kinda disagree with you. In my eyes, 2.3.1 is reportable. It marks the start of a new development cycle, and thus is news. (And that only because 2.3.0 was really the same as the stable kernel, with the version number changed.) 2.3.2 and so on shouldn't be reported, I think. The day someone posts a story titled "Kernel 2.3.45 is out" I'll be mad.

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  2. Newbies should be treated as idiots? by bbcat · · Score: 2

    According to you newbies should be treated
    as idiots? and we must protect their poor
    little eyes against temptations to put
    stuff that could damage their PCs.

    Newbies have many more imaginative ways to
    destroy their PC than you seem to realize.

    The experienced person who hoses his PC with
    screwed up stuff isn't likely to be in any better
    shape than the one who doesn't know shit.

  3. announcement - news? by nowonder · · Score: 3

    a normal kernel announcement IMHO should
    not appear on the frontpage. especially
    not if we are talking about development kernels
    (2.1.xxx stopped somewhere in the 130's - that'd
    be more than 130 announcements).

    it's completely ok to announce the first version
    of a new stable or development branch. it may
    then be ok to announce some more stable versions
    as they increase in stability. also announcing
    development kernels can IMHO be okay, if there
    is a specific new feature implemented
    people might really care about (like when ntfs
    support was added to the 2.1.xxx branch).

    just my 0.02 euros

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  4. Re:Rob, please stop postings about devel kernels by belbo · · Score: 2
    Hm, I didn't expect that kind of Spanish Inquisition...


    Well, honestly, should Slashdot start to actually censor news, just because some people may misunderstand them?


    I for one want to be informed about the devel series and since Slashdot is my No 1 source of information I expect it to pass everything noteworthy, may it be "dangerous" to some or not.


    "Newbies" will find many more ways to spoil their box then you might imagine.


    belbo

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  5. New topic for kernels? by dos+equis · · Score: 2

    Look I want to hear about each incremental update
    of Linux kernels. Even the development ones. But
    for those who don't, they could disable the 'Linux
    kernel' topic. If there was one.
    What do you reckon?

  6. Rob, please stop postings about devel kernels by sam_vilain · · Score: 3

    Those who care know where to find out. This isn't Freshmeat. Let's try to avoid newbies flooding the lists and usenet groups.

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