Linux 2.4.13

Lawrence Teo writes: "Looks like Linux 2.4.13 is out. You can get it at the usual place (kernel.org) and the mirrors. Check out the Changelog."

Predictions

[jawad]

Predictions for comments...

"Use the mirrors!"

"Make sure you patch, don't waste bandwith!"

"Damn, there goes my uptime"

"Heh, I'm STILL running Kernel 1.2.1!"

"Does anyone NEED to use the latest kernel? What does it add?"

"Use the latest kernel! Testing is vital!"

"2.4.13? I thought Linux was at 7.2?!"

If I've forgot any, post to this thread. Hell, if you're any of the above postings, post to this thread....

Whoops. Forgot an important one.

[jawad]

Whoops. Forgot an important one...

Prediction lists (and their addendums)...

Linux "lovers", unite!

[All sporks are fags]

Interviewer: Programmers sometimes say that they have to do strange things to find new ideas for their projects. What do you do to avoid `programmer's block'?

Linus: I suck hobo cock. I've found that there's nothing quite like a stinky, diseased transient's penis squirming in my mouth to help inspire my "programming".

-from "Rob Malda at Work, If You Get My Drift" by Goatse press.

Re:Release Often?

[cymen]

Doesn't everyone know? Linus is recovering from alcholism. He just started the 12 step program. This week has been really hard for Linus because Alan Cox keeps talking about "putting away a few pints at the pub" (he is English) on the linux kernal mailing list. There have been a few flame wars too between the people working on the vm subsystem. Apparently one is a tea-totler and the other a hard core drinker so Linus is leaning towards using the tea-totler's code but Alan says the hard core drinkers code is better...

I think we all need to try to support Linus and Alan without choosing sides. Just grab the latest kernel of your choice and compile away... Try not to mention free beer on the linux kernel mailing list in the next couple weeks. Think free tea or something similar.

Re:Predictions

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah, you forgot a few.

"Hey, stop releasing new kernels so fast! I just compiled 2.4.12 yesterday."

"I downloaded it. Now what do I do?"

"When are they going to release 2.5?"

"Is there an RPM available?"

"Is it broken like kernel x.y.z?"

"Kewl."

Et cetera ad nauseum.

The Despair of NFS

[telekon]

I was excited reading the kernel changelog until I got to this line:

- Trond Myklebust: make NFS use SLAB_NOFS, and not play games with PF_MEMALLOC

I'm sure NFS won't mind using SLAB_NOFS, but it's cruel to prohibit it from playing games with PF_MEMALLOC. NFS has reached the point where playing games with PF_MEMALLOC is the sole respite from the drudgery of its mundane life. None of the other protocols will play with it since the Trivial Pursuit incident of 1998, and it's banned from EQ for excessive Britishing.

Sure, we've all been inconvenienced a little now and again when NFS is playing games with PF_MEMALLOC, but it wasn't that bad, and it brought a glimmer of joy into NFS's otherwise bleak existence. Now NFS will be forced to sit alone in its room playing X Bill all alone until it goes mad and starts initializing remote filesystems at random.

Then where will we be?

Trond Myklebust, I hope you're happy with yourself. What did NFS ever do to you? It's just cruel, and we'll all have to deal with the consequences when people start running NFS on 2.4.13. You should be ashamed.

*telekon

Mee too

[zensonic]

I want to be a slashdot editor too (looks easy):

if(new_kernel_arrived) {
version=X.Y.ZZ
if(slow_week) {
version=X.Y.ZZ-preWW
}

print "Looks like Linux X.Y.ZZ is out. You can get it at the usual place (kernel.org) and the mirrors. Check out the Changelog."

if(CmdrTaco just upgraded to ZZ-1 ||
weekday=tuesday) {
print "This is lame."
} else {
print "Grab. Test. Enjoy"
}
}

Re:Release Often?

[Barry Wilkes]

Alan Cox keeps talking about "putting away a few pints at the pub" (he is English) on the linux kernal mailing list.

Well, I guess that proves Alan doesn't read slashdot. He is Welsh. BIG difference. Especially when it comes to things like Rugby.

Lemme guess...

[kentheman]

"2.4.13 contains a highly severe filesystem bug, please upgrade to 2.4.14"

:-)

Linus interview on osnews.com

[felipeal]

Q.(The kernel) 2.4.13 just came out a few days after the 2.4.12 release, which was a broken one. Aren't you worried about the kernel reputation?

Linus:I couldn't care less.

Q.But that's the second time that happens in 2 weeks (2.4.12 was released just 2 days after 2.4.11). Are you sure there is not a problem with the 2.4 branch?

Linus:See my answer to the previous question.

Re:Predictions

[Harvey]

This HAD to happen 12 hours after I installed 2.4.12, it happens every time. Linus must hate me.

Re:Which releases are production stable?

[Builder]

FreeBSD (http://www.freebsd.org/)

Re:Predictions

[lliinnuuxxlover]

From the changelog :
Andreas Dilger: /dev/random fixes

Expected something better than Random Fixes???

Re:Whoops. Forgot an important one.

[gowen]

Prediction lists (and their addendums).

Don't forget

• Grammar flames (and their addenda)

Re:Predictions

[Marcus Brody]

Does anyone know of a windows port of this lanux thing?

Re:Predictions

[chabotc]

C'mon, you forgot the most important ones

'Does this mean Alan Cox will maintain this series now, and will use the different VM ?!'

or

'When will 2.5.x be started?'

Re:Predictions [OT]

[sracer9]

Shoot - might as well go for the gusto:

chmod +x /dev/random
/dev/random

Yep. That ought to do it. Hey, why is windows booting?!?

Re:Security fixes

[devphil]

Since I am not in the US, I will take the liberty of posting them here:

(Score +1; Ballsy)

:-)

Re:Which releases are production stable?

[Spencerian]

Mac OS X 10.1.

Aw, hell, even Darwin sounds better than the holy hell that a Linux kernel update can bring. The current yelling in here makes me wonder if the yellers should just blow up their PCs and use an abacus.

But then, they would be back, complaining that they can't use their DVD or joysticks with their abacus, and want the latest abacus kernel...

/./././.