The Wonderful World of Linux 2.6 [LWN.net]

Joe Pranevich has put the finishing touches on The Wonderful World of Linux 2.6 so it's up-to-date with last night's 2.6.0 release. "There are several new lines of embedded processors supported by Linux 2.6, including Hitachi's H8/300 series, the NEC v850 processor, and Motorola's line of embedded m68k processors. Motorola's offerings are the most familiar to the average Linux user as they are the guts underneath Palm Pilots starting with the first (the Palm 1000), up until the Palm III. Other models go by names such as Dragonball and ColdFire and are included on systems and evaluation boards manufactured by Motorola, Lineo, Arcturus, and others. Sadly, support for other, older m68k processors without MMUs (such as the 68000s used in early Macintoshes) is not yet covered by the new release but it is highly possible that "hobbyist" projects of the future will seek to support Linux on these and other antique system."

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The Wonderful World of Linux 2.6

Posted Dec 18, 2003 18:13 UTC (Thu) by elanthis (subscriber, #6227) [Link]

Thanks to those who helped pull this together. This is definitely one of the best documents around for us mere users regarding the Linux kernel. ^,^

The Wonderful World of Linux 2.6

Posted Dec 19, 2003 1:12 UTC (Fri) by moonplorer (guest, #16822) [Link]

I cann't reach the site from China, where can I get the latest version of it? Thanks a lot!

The Wonderful World of Linux 2.6

Posted Dec 19, 2003 3:43 UTC (Fri) by jpranevich (guest, #4189) [Link]

Try this link. It's available from China and in Chinese. I actually don't have an English version available elsewhere.

http://www-900.ibm.com/developerWorks/cn/linux/kernel/l-kernel26/index.shtml

The Wonderful World of Linux 2.6

Posted Dec 19, 2003 10:31 UTC (Fri) by moonplorer (guest, #16822) [Link]

Thanks! I got it!