Linus says 2.6 kernel will be out by June 2003

Linus says 2.6 kernel will be out by June 2003 187

Posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday October 26, 2002 @01:00PM from the believe-it-when-you-see-it dept.

Xpilot writes "C|Net reports that Linus Torvalds predicts 2.6 will be out by June next year during a talk on his Geek Cruise. Linus called the next release '2.6', but knowing him that may be just a working title;)" Update: 10/26 17:29 GMT by T : An anonymous reader adds "Rob Landley has published the latest list of features being considered for inclusion" in the new kernel; ... "the long and impressive list is available in more or less human readable form on Linux and Main."

Linus says 2.6 kernel will be out by June 2003

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Are you sure ? (Score:5, Funny)

by cOdEgUru ( 181536 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @01:01PM (#4537077) Homepage Journal

Or did he just have one too many Margaritas on the Cruise :)

Translation... (Score:5, Funny)

by lar3ry ( 10905 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @01:02PM (#4537081)

This will be March, 2004 in "Linux Years."

2.5.xx (Score:5, Funny)

by NWT ( 540003 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @01:03PM (#4537090) Homepage

If they continue like that, we'll soon have 2.5.100 ... chicks dig fancy kernel numbers.

Re:I thought... (Score:3, Funny)

by frp001 ( 227227 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @01:06PM (#4537101)

Either they called it 3.0 and the release date was June 2004, or it was 2.6 and released June 2003...

Needs a better name (Score:5, Funny)

by FearUncertaintyDoubt ( 578295 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @01:08PM (#4537110)

How about "Linux XP" -- eXtended Procrastination

2.6?! (Score:5, Funny)

by m0i ( 192134 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @01:08PM (#4537111) Homepage

For most users, Linux is around 8.0 anyway :-) Don't ask'em the difference between linux and the packaging around it a.k.a distribution..

Re:I thought... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @01:10PM (#4537118)

He should call it Linux 8.0
2.6 sounds old, we need to catch up to MSN and AOL

Re:I thought... (Score:5, Funny)

by cscx ( 541332 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @01:10PM (#4537119) Homepage

Nah. As with most open-source projects, there is this sickly fear of ones-place-rollover in the version number. That's why you have so many programs with a version number like 0.9999.9.9.9.9.9.4

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by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @01:19PM (#4537167)

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Re:2.5.xx (Score:3, Funny)

by dr_dank ( 472072 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @01:31PM (#4537233) Homepage Journal

Personally, I've got my money on Linux 2: Electric Bugaloo

When 2.4 was released, didn't Linus say... (Score:5, Funny)

by ScottBob ( 244972 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @01:33PM (#4537249)

something to the effect of "Now you can hold your breath until 2.6 is released"?

Re:Get some PRIORITIES! (Score:5, Funny)

by Graspee_Leemoor ( 302316 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @01:43PM (#4537301) Homepage Journal

" I don't play RPGs, I have a JOB. I don't watch anime, I have a LIFE."

The fact that you've posted 24 comments in the last 3 days on /. tells me otherwise.

Anyway, for the record, I play RPGs, I don't have a job, I watch lots of anime. According to you I "have no life". Why is it that I am blissfully happy then ?

graspee

Re:Translation... (Score:5, Funny)

by ralmeida ( 106461 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @02:02PM (#4537389) Homepage

At least he didn't use "Debian Years"...

Re:When it's ready... (Score:2, Funny)

by Twirlip of the Mists ( 615030 ) writes: <twirlipofthemists@yahoo.com> on Saturday October 26, 2002 @02:41PM (#4537575)

Random, useless fact: I type in startx entirely with my left hand.

People get turned on by the weirdest things.

Re:Translation... (Score:5, Funny)

by yobbo ( 324595 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @03:15PM (#4537728)

or Duke Nukem/Falcon 4.0 years...

Re:Translation... (Score:4, Funny)

by PinkX ( 607183 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @03:38PM (#4537803) Homepage

Or Microsoft Time, even... 17 seconds left... 45 seconds left... 3 minutes left... etc.

pallidium support ? (Score:3, Funny)

by Billly Gates ( 198444 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @03:45PM (#4537833) Journal

Just kidding.

Re:I thought... (Score:2, Funny)

by Third Impact ( 620582 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @04:04PM (#4537922)

2.6 does sound old. Windows reached 3.0 over 5 years ago! I think this tells us something about how outdated and primitive Linux is.

RMS is angry. Very angry. (Score:2, Funny)

by hal9000 ( 80652 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @04:36PM (#4538065) Homepage

The next version of the heart of the Linux operating system is expected by June, project founder and leader Linus Torvalds predicted on Thursday.

RMS is blowing steam out his ears. Heart of the Linux OS?! AHHHHHHHHHH!!

"It's OK, Richard, just have a seat and breeeeathe it out. Let it out. That's right... Gooood."

Re:Inanium (Score:3, Funny)

by meringuoid ( 568297 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @04:37PM (#4538068)

Because IA-64 requires a lot of work to support for mediocre results on an atrociously expensive platform that appears to be on a glide path to catastrophic failure. Those efforts could be more productively spent elsewhere.
That's the best one-sentence indictment of the Inanium I've seen to date.
That's two sentences.

Re:2.6?! (Score:3, Funny)

by asteinberg ( 521580 ) writes: <ari@steinberg.stanford@edu> on Saturday October 26, 2002 @04:51PM (#4538117) Homepage

The thing I'm dreading about Linux hitting 3.0 is all the inevitable jokes posted to Slashdot about how they can't wait for Linux 3.1 or better still 3.11 for Workgroups. It seems to happen every time something closes in on that dreaded number (most recently with Debian and KDE).

Re:This just seems wrong... (Score:3, Funny)

by PurpleBob ( 63566 ) writes: on Saturday October 26, 2002 @10:56PM (#4539654)

Since this is easily possible by just turning off (or on) certain options in the kernel configuration file, perhaps a better idea is to make some sort of "sock configurations."

So then if the kernel doesn't compile, at least it can keep your feet warm.

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Are you sure ? (Score:5, Funny)

Translation... (Score:5, Funny)

2.5.xx (Score:5, Funny)

Re:I thought... (Score:3, Funny)

Needs a better name (Score:5, Funny)

2.6?! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:I thought... (Score:1, Funny)

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Re:2.5.xx (Score:3, Funny)

When 2.4 was released, didn't Linus say... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Get some PRIORITIES! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Translation... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:When it's ready... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Translation... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Translation... (Score:4, Funny)

pallidium support ? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:I thought... (Score:2, Funny)

RMS is angry. Very angry. (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Inanium (Score:3, Funny)

Re:2.6?! (Score:3, Funny)

Re:This just seems wrong... (Score:3, Funny)

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