Linux 3.6 Released 143
diegocg writes "Linux 3.6 has been released. It includes new features in Btrfs: subvolume quotas, quota groups and snapshot diffs (aka 'send/receive'). It also includes support for suspending to disk and memory at the same time, a TCP 'Fast Open' mode, a 'TCP small queues' feature to fight bufferbloat; support for safe swapping over NFS/NBD, better Ext4 quota support, support for the PCIe D3cold power state; and VFIO, which allows safe access from guest drivers to bare-metal host devices. Here's the full changelog."
I Use Linux 3.6 (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I Use Linux 3.6 (Score:5, Funny)
Completely agree. I remember when a new Linux release was about a solid, compact code base. Now it's all about optimising for specific interests even at the expense of
Re:I Use Linux 3.6 (Score:2, Funny)
I kid, I kid!
Thin clients rejoice! (Score:5, Funny)
Swap over NFS is something I've been waiting a long time for =)
Re:I Use Linux 3.6 (Score:3, Funny)
press the preview and submit buttons before crashing you mean
Re:I Use Linux 3.6 (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I Use Linux 3.6 (Score:5, Funny)
come on, finish the sentence. don't leave us hang
Re:Please explain (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I Use Linux 3.6 (Score:3, Funny)
click the Submit button on Slashdot before crashing?
Re:Please explain (Score:5, Funny)
There once was a man from Lahore,
whose limericks stopped at line four.
When asked why this was,
he said just because