Ubuntu 8.10 To Use Linux 2.6.27 Kernel?
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The reasons for this expected switch so late in the development cycle is the updated mac80211, updated to ALSA 1.0.17 codecs, obtain Xen 64 para-virtualization, and use an updated version of the Kernel-based Virtual Machine. Of course, the Linux 2.6.27 kernel has quite a few other updates and features too.
The upstream Linux 2.6.27 kernel has already been stabilized in the ubuntu-next branch, but a decision needs to be reached next week before the 8.10 feature freeze goes into effect. Hopefully though Ubuntu 8.10 will ship with the Linux 2.6.27 kernel.
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