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The 2.6.18 stable kernel is out

At long last, Linus ("but you can call me Cap'n") has released the 2.6.18 stable kernel. Do read the announcement; it appears to have some changelog entries which did not come directly from git. There is a vast amount of new stuff in this release, including priority-inheriting futexes, a new generic interrupt handling layer, a new core time subsystem, the kernel locking validator, the SMPnice work, a bunch of virtual memory work, a huge serial ATA update, the removal of devfs, and much more. See the KernelNewbies LinuxChanges page for a much more detailed list, the LWN 2.6 kernel API changes page for information on internal programming interface changes, or the long-format changelog for thousands of patches' worth of detail.
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The 2.6.18 stable kernel is out

Posted Sep 20, 2006 12:55 UTC (Wed) by job (subscriber, #670) [Link]

Netfilter also gained connection tracking for SIP ("IP Telephony"). This
is of tremendous importance to NAT users (that is, if it works correctly,
I had no such luck with earlier snapshots).

The 2.6.18 stable kernel is out

Posted Sep 20, 2006 13:19 UTC (Wed) by kaber (subscriber, #18366) [Link]

DNAT is not properly supported yet, SNAT and connection tracking should work fine (I've been using it for my telefone line for a couple of month now). If something doesn't work, please report it to netfilter-devel@lists.netfilter.org.

The 2.6.18 stable kernel is out

Posted Sep 20, 2006 13:24 UTC (Wed) by rvfh (subscriber, #31018) [Link]

I insist, do read t'announcement! Very funny! Gar!!!

pirate talkfilter?

Posted Sep 20, 2006 15:30 UTC (Wed) by brugolsky (subscriber, #28) [Link]

Did Linus suddenly discover talkfilters?

pirate talkfilter?

Posted Sep 20, 2006 15:45 UTC (Wed) by ronaldcole (guest, #1462) [Link]

Yesterday was "Talk like a Pirate" day. <http://www.talklikeapirateday.com/wordpress/>

Better link; the original

Posted Sep 20, 2006 18:06 UTC (Wed) by felixfix (subscriber, #242) [Link]

I believe these guys are the ones who started the whole thing.

pirate talkfilter?

Posted Sep 20, 2006 16:43 UTC (Wed) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]

That wasn't purely filter-generated: note the entries involving marooning dead URLs, the bilge-sucking nature of some other code, and the entry for 'Davy Jones'...

Definitely a nice bit of light-heartedness. :)

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