Linux Kernel 2.4.21 Released 539
An anonymous reader writes "After > 6 months of waiting, 2.4.21 is here. Lots of cleanups, and a patch which gives a MAJOR boost to the 'feel' of the system under heavy disk IO, especially on IDE systems. As usual, available from your local kernel.org mirror or ftp.COUNTRYCODE.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/! Tidbit: 'Current bandwidth utilization 131.72 Mbit/s '." See the Changelog for new stuff.
Looks good.. (Score:4, Funny)
Just to get these out of the way... (Score:5, Funny)
Oh man! My 286 just finished compiling 2.4.20!
or
Oh man! I was downloading at 4000 K/sec before this story showed up. Thanks a lot Slashdot!
Admin Question (Score:3, Funny)
should I go up tp 2.4.21
How often should I build the new kernels for production servers (should I even be using 2.4? ie, stick with 2.2)
Thanks for the Help!
I take it... (Score:3, Funny)
Enjoy, losers! (Score:5, Funny)
(Okay, okay; I'm sitting at home in my underpants reloading slashdot to see if new stories are posted. I'll go download it now.)
excellent, we can switch to this (Score:5, Funny)
Ah (Score:3, Funny)
Uhh....what timing (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Be gentle to the mirrors (Score:5, Funny)
Re:why not posting the http links instead of the f (Score:4, Funny)
Man, can't a guy download a kernel via FTP without a bunch of armed dudes storming the place? Those SCO guys just don't know when to give it up.
Re:heres how to compile the kernel (Score:4, Funny)
make modules
make modules_install
Unless you are a masochistic...er, monolithic kernel builder =)
Re:Admin Question (Score:3, Funny)
13th? (Score:5, Funny)
Make mine unixfree, please (Score:4, Funny)
Um, can I get mine without the SCO code, please? That Darrell McBride is a scary man:
how ironic... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:excellent, we can switch to this (SCO) (Score:5, Funny)
> o [Bluetooth] Use very short disconnect timeout for SCO connections.
> o [Bluetooth] Kill incoming SCO connection when SCO socket is closed.
> o [Bluetooth] Support for SCO (voice) over HCI USB
Are these the lines SCO's bitching about?
Re:BitTorrent (Score:5, Funny)
Est tajp jam nun, kun Dvorak... sed mi.
Re:13th? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Excelent (Score:3, Funny)
Obligatory SCO comment... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Started to think 2.4.x was dead (Score:3, Funny)
Thanks. I needed that!
It's Friday, 13th, you know
Re:Impressive! (Score:4, Funny)
Or maybe he's cross-compiling.
Or...
Shut up
Re: RedHat kernels (Score:1, Funny)
Geez, get with the times already! Linus 9 has been out for months now, and that Linux Torvagae guy has been really working hard. Least you could do is run the most recent version!
Omitted From Changelog (Score:5, Funny)
- Replaced offending SCO source code with ASCII art of a middle finger.
Wow, lotsa changes! (Score:5, Funny)
Also, when does Alan Cox sleep? Prehaps he's a new form of undead with an affinity for coding? Maybe he has cloned himself a few times? Alan, however you're doing it, we appreciate all of your hard work. Now go take a nice, long nap.
Re:Admin Question (Score:5, Funny)
I get paid good money to come in and clean shops up after sloppy Admins have created unstable messes... :)
Re:Be gentle to the mirrors (Score:3, Funny)
mail -s "My resume" jobs@microsoft.com
Re:Be gentle to the mirrors (Score:5, Funny)
Wow, what icon can I click on in Windows to compile a new version of the OS from source code?
What sort of a slashdotting is this? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Wow, lotsa changes! (Score:5, Funny)
I believe there was even an X-File about it.. some shack in the middle of nowhere with a T1.
Re:Started to think 2.4.x was dead (Score:2, Funny)