[Sheflug] Of linux and kernels ... :)

["Chris J" <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For those that are running the 2.4 kernel...

Marcelo's released 2.4.16 now ... and there's a nice long thread talking 
about the rate of releases etc. Marcelo has agreed with others with parts of 
it and has announced he's going to start using -rc versioning (release 
candidate), thus after the final -pre, expect to see -rc, and if the -rc is 
stable the -rc becomes -final, else we'll have another -rc that just fixes 
the bugs of the previous -rc (ie, where -pre's can have features added, -rc 
is meant to be a bug-fix only system). When an rc's been out for a week or so 
with no problems, that becomes -final thus is released to the masses :)

Hopefully this'll improve the stable branches stability with no cock-ups 
unlike some of the most recent kernels.

Chris...

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