eWeek: 2.6 Kernel to Push the Envelope

“The Linux 2.6 production kernel promises to be the most
advanced open-source platform developed to date, according to
computer scientists who have been putting the 2.5 development
kernel through its paces.

“The 2.6 kernel, expected to be released by late next month,
will move Linux further into the enterprise, though it will still
have a ways to go to meet the demands of the largest enterprise
database applications, said Tim Witham, lab director for Open
Source Development Lab Inc., here last week.

“‘Right now, it’s an absolute no-brainer to use Linux in any of
the infrastructure-type services and smaller databases,’ said
Witham. ‘But the 2.6 kernel will move it up to bigger database
applications. That’s the big one and the next real jump for
Linux…'”

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