Linux 2.5.2 Kernel Released

valdis writes "Amazing.. it's been out over 3 hours and not discussed to death. Well, maybe there's not as many bleeding-edge crazies out there. But if there are, here's what's new. You can get it at the usual place, but please use the mirrors if you can."

Bah

[MjDascombe]

No 2.6.x yet? :p (only kidding - well done everyone)

So...

[dbolger]

...who's up for setting up a tent outside RedHat HQ and waiting for the first 2.5.3 release? ;)

Re:Bah

[Gehenna_Gehenna]

Boy, are you behind. I've got Linux 8.1.

(also kidding)

Re:Bah

[SmasKenS]

HAhaha you are all loosers, I have Windows 2000! .. well, actually I dont ..

Re:Bah

[MjDascombe]

Who's modding this thread? Why is everyone a troll for having a laugh? Anyway, everyone knows the fastest way to upgrade linux is to alter the version verision number in the source.

Re:or..

[psamuels]

Have you linux guys even given Windows XP a fair shot?

My primary desktop machine, which runs Linux just fine, is a Pentium 166 with 128MB of RAM. Will Windows XP run OK on this, or would I have to go out and spend money to buy a new computer? (Having already spent money to buy Windows XP.)

Oh yeah, I also have an original 3c905 Ethernet card (not 3c905B). Is that still supported in Windows XP? I ask because Windows 2000 no longer supports the 3c590, which is a similar (but even older) model.

Re:Or maybe...

[elefantstn]

Time for a new job, dude. If recompiling development-branch kernels isn't billable time, you're in the wrong line of work.

Re:or..

[FattMattP]

Have you linux guys even given Windows XP a fair shot?

I sure have! It was riddled with cryptic, eight character-long filenames with three character extensions. I was wondering what Windows package some of these files might belong to but I couldn't find a way to discover that. I know on my Red Hat system I can just type rpm-qif<filename>. I searched in vain on the net and in the online Windows help system for an equivilent Windows command.

Also, I couldn't find the source code to ntoskrnl.exe. Nor the C compiler, for that matter. How am I supposed to use the system to solve problems if I can't compile and install software on my system? How do developers write and compile any code?