Tag Archive: kernel

Jul 23

Release – Kernel 3.0

Linus Torvalds has announced the release of kernel 3.0. There do not seem to be any major changes with this new release. I believe most of us can quite safely wait for our distributions to build this one for us. To learn more about the linux kernel, you could read through their frequently asked questions. …

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Jul 06

Release – Kernel prepatch 3.0-rc6

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Linus Torvalds has announced the release of kernel 3.0-rc6 prepatch. It appears as though version 3.0 is very close as Linus is quoted as saying ‘It’s getting to the point where I’m thinking I should just release 3.0, because it’s been pretty quiet, and the fixes haven’t been earth-shakingly exciting.’ The full changelog can be …

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