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Linux - Kernel Overhaul

Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Kernel on 9 May 2006 at 01:00 AM EDT. Add A Comment

Since Andrew Morton's statements last week at LinuxTag about a bug-fixing cycle for the Linux kernel, Linus Torvalds has now commented and he seems to agree on such a task. Linus does say that the 2.6.18 kernel may not hold any new features in store for Linux users, but rather may be one of the releases that targets the hunting down of bugs. More on this is here.

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