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The Mysterious Kernel

Understanding the kernel has never been one of my strong points when it comes to Linux. I’ve seen articles on the new 2.6 kernel and how great it is, but for me, it’s never been clear exactly what is so great about it or if I should bother using it. Tonight I found a link to an article on OSnews that does a great job of explaining what’s new in the 2.6 kernel and gives some very clear data as to why it’s better than the 2.4. The article is on IBM’s site– read it here.