Linux Top 5: New Linux Kernel, New RHEL and New Boss for SUSE Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 25, 2011

“At the core of Linux is the kernel, which is the foundation of
all Linux distributions. The Linux kernel development community led
by Linux founder Linus Torvalds now pushes out a new Linux kernel
every 10 to 12 weeks.

“This past week saw the third major new kernel release of 2011,
with the 2.6.39 kernel. The new kernel eliminates the last elements
of the big kernel lock, freeing up performance.”


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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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