Star Higher and Further: The Innovations of Linux 2.6.28
Linked by Kroc Camen on Thu 25th Dec 2008 07:50 UTC, submitted by diegocg
Linux Heise Open Source provides an extensive breakdown of the innovations present in the latest release of the Linux kernel, announced by Linus Torvalds. This version adds the first version of Ext4 as a stable filesystem, the much-anticipated GPU memory manager which will be the foundation of a renewed graphic stack, support for Ultra Wide Band (Wireless USB, UWB-IP), memory management scalability and performance improvements, a boot tracer, disk shock protection, the phonet network protocol, support of SSD discard requests, transparent proxy support, high-resolution poll()/select()... full Changelog here
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RE[4]: the list is impressive
by jbauer on Thu 25th Dec 2008 21:57 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: the list is impressive"
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Your argument misses the point. I'll tell you why. 1.) The Linux Kernel is modular and not monolithic and it comes in a variety of flavours because companies with actual developers use it to fit their needs. This is why today you have a multitude of devices running Linux - probably your also router/cable modem.


No, it's because it's open source, cheap, and so can be customized by third parties.

Your second point doesn't actually make any sense at all, and it doesn't help you to bash NT or Windows, which is exactly what you did in your first message just for the sake of it. Sorry.

Edited 2008-12-25 21:58 UTC

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