Torvalds: More delays for much-anticipated Linux kernel 2.4
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Looks like the 2.4 kernel will be delayed until atleast December. I have been running 2.4 on a few machines for a while now and it seems fairly stable. Looks like Linus is bucking the tread and waiting for the code to be rock solid before it is released. Here is a quote from the full article, which can be found here - http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn...s.xml?1006frpm
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"It's been a slower process than many people would like," he said, remarking that developers are no longer adding new features, only fixing bugs. "With luck, we'll see it in early December, and with not so good luck, I still hope that we can do it this side of the year."
2.4.0test9 is out - I think that there are a lot of loose ends still to tie up -- Ted T'so even had a list out last week regarding things that are still in need of work before the release of 2.4 (journaling fs, etc) Linus is tightening the code freeze though
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