Linix Kernel 2.3.22 Released; 2.4 'Real Soon Now' Posted by Hemlock on Sunday October 17, @11:05PM EDT from the development-kernels-are-for-developers dept. kernel_kid writes "The latest development kernel is out, with USB updates, a reworked VM, and a new filesystem driver for reading disks formatted by a 1987 word processor. As always, this is a development series. It will eat your disk, your cat and your homework. 2.4 is expected 'when it is done,' which is the official release date of all good software." Download it from your nearest mirror. Please, the nearest. The main site is hosted on a 486 in a closet. Linix Kernel 2.3.22 Released; 2.4 'Real Soon Now' | Login/Create an Account | Top | 48 comments | Search Discussion Threshold: -1: 48 comments 0: 41 comments 1: 35 comments 2: 23 comments 3: 11 comments 4: 3 comments 5: 1 comments NestedFlatThreadedNo Comments Oldest FirstNewest FirstHighest Scores First The fine print: the following comments belong to whoever typed them. Dashdot takes no responsibility for them, and frankly, neither do most of the people who typed them. FP by Anonymous Coward (Score:0) Re:FP by q_bert on Monday October 18, @12:06AM EDT (#8) (User Info) This is the most sensible thing I've read on Dashdot all week. Somebody mod this up. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:FP by Linixdvd on Monday October 18, @12:16AM EDT (#10) (User Info) Citation needed. Where are you getting these numbers? [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:FP by CoffeeCoder on Monday October 18, @12:21AM EDT (#11) (User Info) The parent's point stands, though: it depends entirely on the use case. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:FP by RailgunRhonda on Monday October 18, @12:29AM EDT (#12) (User Info) Hey, at least it's not Portals. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:FP by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 18, @12:52AM EDT (#15) Agreed. Couldn't have said it better myself. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:FP by StylusSam on Monday October 18, @01:43AM EDT (#21) (User Info) Actually, that's a common misconception. The spec explicitly allows it; it's the vendors who didn't implement it. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:FP by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 18, @01:08AM EDT (#17) I work in this field, and the parent is basically right, although the details are a bit more complicated than one comment can cover. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:FP by Hemlock on Monday October 18, @02:15AM EDT (#24) (User Info) You must be new here. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:FP by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 18, @03:12AM EDT (#31) Thanks for posting this. I learned something today, which is rare for a comment section. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:FP by NullPointer on Monday October 18, @03:28AM EDT (#32) (User Info) Did you even read the parent post? He said the opposite. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:FP by ClamshellCarl on Monday October 18, @12:42AM EDT (#14) (User Info) Exactly. And the vendors know it, which is why they're scared. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:FP by RocketRandy on Monday October 18, @01:26AM EDT (#19) (User Info) I think you're missing the point. Nobody is arguing it's perfect, just that it's better than what we had. [ Reply to This | Parent ] USB support finally by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @11:16PM EDT (#3) I can't wait to plug in my USB mouse and have it actually work. Then I just need USB on something other than this one laptop. [ Reply to This ] Re:USB support finally by HexHead on Sunday October 17, @11:34PM EDT (#4) (User Info) Funny, I had the exact opposite experience. Ymmv, I guess. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:USB support finally by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @11:54PM EDT (#7) Wait until you see the next version. It's going to be worse. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Compiled fine here by Gnuisance on Sunday October 17, @11:37PM EDT (#5) (User Info) 2.3.22 compiled and booted on my dual Celeron 366 (the Abit board everyone is overclocking). Uptime 4 hours so far, no oopses. Your mileage will absolutely vary. [ Reply to This ] Answer: 42 by dormroom_dj on Monday October 18, @12:59AM EDT (#16) (User Info) The answer, of course, is 42. What was the question? [ Reply to This ] Re:Answer: 42 by MarkupMarcy on Monday October 18, @01:41AM EDT (#20) (User Info) Not true at all. I've been running it for months with no problems. Maybe check your hardware? [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Answer: 42 by ClamshellCarl on Monday October 18, @01:52AM EDT (#22) (User Info) Heh. Nice one. [ Reply to This | Parent ] lol by Anonymous Coward (Score:-1) Re:lol by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 18, @03:10AM EDT (#30) Whoosh. That was the sound of the joke going over your head. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:lol by pitchfork_pete on Monday October 18, @04:17AM EDT (#36) (User Info) Source? My brother-in-law says otherwise, and he has a Pentode. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:lol by RTFM_Ralph on Monday October 18, @05:06AM EDT (#40) (User Info) You're both wrong, and I'm going to explain why in a post that's way too long for anyone to read. Paragraph one: ... [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:lol by q_bert on Monday October 18, @04:35AM EDT (#38) (User Info) This. A thousand times this. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:lol by FidoFan on Monday October 18, @04:50AM EDT (#39) (User Info) Says the guy posting at 3am on a Tuesday. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:lol by q_bert on Monday October 18, @05:20AM EDT (#41) (User Info) Funny, I had the exact opposite experience. Ymmv, I guess. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:lol by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 18, @05:54AM EDT (#44) Wait until you see the next version. It's going to be worse. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:lol by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 18, @06:05AM EDT (#45) This is the most sensible thing I've read on Dashdot all week. Somebody mod this up. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:lol by NodeNinja on Monday October 18, @06:18AM EDT (#46) (User Info) Citation needed. Where are you getting these numbers? [ Reply to This | Parent ] Profit by DayTraderDan on Monday October 18, @02:36AM EDT (#27) (User Info) Step 1: write story. Step 2: get 300 comments. Step 3: ... [ Reply to This ] Offtopic, but by NullPointer on Monday October 18, @02:41AM EDT (#28) (User Info) Offtopic, but does anyone know how to get a Sound Blaster 16 working under the new kernel? It just beeps at me. Rhythmically. [ Reply to This ] Portals sucks by GrumpyGreybeard on Monday October 18, @03:42AM EDT (#33) (User Info) This is why Portals sucks. I've been saying it for years. Install Linix. Problem solved. [ Reply to This ] Hmm, not so sure by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 18, @03:56AM EDT (#34) I'm not so sure this is good news. Every time someone says 'this will change everything', it changes about 3% of something. [ Reply to This ] Slashdotted by Speculatron on Monday October 18, @05:47AM EDT (#43) (User Info) Site's already slashdotted. Er, dashdotted. Anyone have a mirror? [ Reply to This ] 2.4 by Christmas? by Nervous Ned on Monday October 18, @06:20AM EDT (#47) (User Info) I'll bet anyone a case of Jolt that 2.4 doesn't ship in 1999. The VM alone needs months. [ Reply to This ] The VM rewrite by RetroRaccoon on Monday October 18, @06:28AM EDT (#48) (User Info) The new VM is much better under memory pressure on my 64MB box. Netsail Voyager no longer brings the whole machine to its knees, only to its ankles. [ Reply to This ] 13 replies beneath your current threshold. Show them all (threshold -1).

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