Linked by Kroc Camen on Thu 25th Dec 2008 07:50 UTC, submitted by diegocg
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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Member since:2005-07-24
Linux kernel development is breathtaking at best
The play by play (advertised) details sound amazing. But overall, I still get the same feeling that I get when I see "New and improved!", "33% more!", and "33% less fat! 25% fewer calories!" on the labels at the grocery store. If everything is always so amazingly much better, why are we not all living like kings and queens?
Yeah, I think I see Andrew Morton out there quietly furrowing his brow and wondering about the ignored regressions.
Edited 2008-12-26 01:03 UTC
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Member since:2005-07-23
If everything is always so amazingly much better, why are we not all living like kings and queens?
If you're an american or from most european countries you do live like a king/queen from way back in the day. Actually, you live way better than most kings/queens used to.
It's a good thing we have history books to see these things, because for most people "history" starts the day they are born.
Member since:2007-02-17
"Linux kernel development is breathtaking at best
The play by play (advertised) details sound amazing. But overall, I still get the same feeling that I get when I see "New and improved!", "33% more!", and "33% less fat! 25% fewer calories!" on the labels at the grocery store. If everything is always so amazingly much better, why are we not all living like kings and queens?
Yeah, I think I see Andrew Morton out there quietly furrowing his brow and wondering about the ignored regressions. "
FOSS development continues apace. It rolls along at a very healthy pace (compared to the competition) despite the intense efforts of those competitors to stop it or even slow it.
Right now what we seem to have coming in FOSS for early next year is beautiful, functional, stable, robust, secure and best-of-class-performing desktop software:
http://openmode.ca/2008/12/why-you-might-be-using-linux-in-2009/
http://nuno-icons.com/images/wall/snapshot3.jpg
Desktop software that will run extremely well on even quite modest hardware specifications.
The challenge is to get people to try it, or perhaps even get them to become aware of it.
Small inroads in this direction are starting to be made.
Edited 2008-12-28 05:56 UTC
Member since:2006-08-15
Linux kernel development is breathtaking at best, the amount of new additions and functionality is simply amazing and in my opinion with the economic downturn I think even more development will continue. Due to the fact software licensing is so expensive, and open source will flourish with new possibilities for companies struggling to keep the doors open and cost cutting in this area rather than laying off workers.
Ext4 from what I read is really neat, also another great advancement is the SSD enhancements. The area of most interest is the SSD arena I have seen offerings from companies offering SAN SSD units, now this will be interesting in how the speed and throughput will increase over time.
Ext4 from what I read is really neat, also another great advancement is the SSD enhancements. The area of most interest is the SSD arena I have seen offerings from companies offering SAN SSD units, now this will be interesting in how the speed and throughput will increase over time.
I absolutely agree with you, I can't also wait for BTRFS, it will rock =D
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Linux kernel development is breathtaking at best, the amount of new additions and functionality is simply amazing and in my opinion with the economic downturn I think even more development will continue. Due to the fact software licensing is so expensive, and open source will flourish with new possibilities for companies struggling to keep the doors open and cost cutting in this area rather than laying off workers.
Ext4 from what I read is really neat, also another great advancement is the SSD enhancements. The area of most interest is the SSD arena I have seen offerings from companies offering SAN SSD units, now this will be interesting in how the speed and throughput will increase over time.