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ZDNet Australia: Torvalds Surprised by Resilience of 2.6 Kernel

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 17, 2007

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“Linus Torvalds explains why the unexpected resilience of kernel
version 2.6 has delayed the move to kernel version 2.7. In this two
minute video he said that when work started on 2.6, he was worried
that major changes would destabilise the kernel.

“On the second day of Linux.conf.au in Sydney, Linus Torvalds
revealed that he was surprised by the resilience of the 2.6 Linux
kernel to ‘invasive’ changes…”


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