Linux is passed in 3.0, a minor change

The Open Source Linux kernel is 3.0 without the modifications of a major version.

The launch of version 3.0 of the Linux kernel, Linus Torvalds, still active around its Kernel Open Source, announced this weekend. According to him, is that an update of routine and should not be expected, despite the numbering of this version, to radical changes. The developer said to be simply tired of the ramifications of the numbering in 2.6, the latest was version 2.6.39 released in May.

"What are the major new features?" No. There is nothing. We have some usual changes on the drivers and fixes. "Nothing to do with KDE 4 or Gnome 3 with the new kernel" had already warned Linus Torvalds some weeks ago. Perhaps this is the anniversary of Linux, which will celebrate its 20 years, which pushed its creator to decide the transition to the 3.0.

At the level of the changes, it notes, however, changes to the caching of pages and the revision of Btrfs file system integrated since the 2.6.29. Automatic defragmentation tool found and a compiler on the fly for GMP packets. Everything is explained in French on LinuxFR.org.