Linux Top 5: Goodbye Linux 2.6, Hello Linux 3.0 | Linux Today

Linux Top 5: Goodbye Linux 2.6, Hello Linux 3.0

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 27, 2011

“This past week, the Linux Planet witnessed the Linux 3.0
release, the first major since the 2.6 kernel came out in 2003.
It’s a number change that has more to do with history than
technology, but it is a significant milestone nonetheless. The
Linux kernel wasn’t the only part of the Linux ecosystem with
updates this week: Oracle, Red Hat and SUSE all pushed out new
releases as well.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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