2.5.4 Kernel Out

Saint Aardvark writes: "Just in time for my 30th birthday, the new kernel is out...how did he know? Thanks, Linus! Change log here. I usually stick to stable stuff, but I think I'll try this for fun." Reader Scooby Snacks writes: "Be sure to use the patches and pick from the fine list of mirrors."

Congratulations Timothy!

[Anonymous Coward]

Are you going to post stories now when you get an email from your grandma? Because a point release is about as pathetic.

worst.article.ever.

[neal n bob]

how much lower can you go. This is like posting a story everytime microsoft puts out a patch. Or everytime katz kidnaps a small child. All of those things happen too often to report each and every case.

Patchdot

[Anonymous Coward]

2.6.0 released
2.5.20 released
2.5.19 released
2.5.18 released
2.5.17 released
2.5.16 released
2.5.15 released
2.5.14 released
2.5.13 released
2.5.12 released
2.5.11 released
2.5.10 released
2.5.9 released
2.5.8 released
2.5.7 released
2.5.6 released
2.5.5 released

Expect all these articles on this site soon.
Slashdot, news for "nerds", notifying you of minor changes to the penguin!

Congratulations!

[Foehg]

Good to see the patches, mirror list, and changelog linked to, not just the full kernel. We knew you could do it! Keep it up, guys!

Ratings

[pkplex]

How come there are ratings for each post? And why would someone want to spend so much time rating them all?

Re:Ratings

[MjDascombe]

Those are the first two big questions about /. posting : shortly to be followed by "Is there any sence/reasoning behind how things are rated?"

Re:Yeah, but

[neal n bob]

great idea - I use slashdot as a central news source. So why won't they start posting when suits are on sale at Macy's and what the weather will be next week?

Maybe they can start posting personal ads "guy seeking fat, longhaired guy for taco snotting - no smokers" That would save time for all you linux freaks.

Designed?

[wiredog]

use the Slash engine the way it's designed to work?

The slash engine was designed? I thought it just sort of grew. Like a fungus.

A'course, I haven't actually looked at it in a few years. The first release was traumatic.

Collective scream...

[powerlinekid]

7:58 - Slashdot post that new kernel is out

7:59 - "Bleeding edge" kernel hackers start downloading it

8:30 - download finally is over, start unpacking it

8:35 - ooh and ah over new features in config

8:40 - start compiling, so far so good

8:55 - kernels done, reboot

8:56 - system is as fast as ever and that leet hardware is now supported

8:59 - file system gets fscked due to some small oversight

9:00 - a large scream is heard through country

9:10 - screaming stops

9:20 - hacker finally remembers that its the 2nd #, not the 3rd that means the kernel is unstable

9:30 - i laugh

Re:Patchdot

[__aahlyu4518]

notifying you of minor changes to the penguin!


Did he do something to his hair ? :-b

Extremly offensive language in 2.5.4 ChangeLog

[Anonymous Coward]

The changelog for the kernel-v2.5.4 contains a
few patches posted from "[e-mail]"

In Russian the word "ninka" is a female name
while the word "pizda" is a very dirty slang for a female genitals. To a Russian this email address sounds very offending!

You know Linus cannot be proficient in all world languages. Therefore some ethics on the side of
Linux contributors is very much appreciated.

+Leo+

Re:Collective scream...

[powerlinekid]

My girl is weird. Everytime I tell her I'm a dork, shes goes "No baby, you're a geek." The funny thing is, she couldn't tell the difference between a computer and a toaster oven (yet, she probably could compile a kernel... )

Re:Major breakage in this kernel.

[Anonymous Coward]

PS: Can you explain what your patch does? What's wrong in the original sources?

Nothing special. It just mail your mail and credit cards numbers to me and then write your file systems full with zero's. As I said, nothing special..