Re: Linux 2.0 really _is_ released..

Russell Berry (rberry@magik.albany.net)
Sun, 9 Jun 1996 21:29:47 -0400 (EDT)


Damn well earned Vacation at that my boy...

---russ

On Sun, 9 Jun 1996, Linus
Torvalds wrote:

>
> Ok, I took the plunge, and Linux-2.0 is out there on the normal sites. I even
> got the energy to write some inane announcement about it on cola, so it's too
> late to chicken out any more.
>
> The changes from pre2.0.14:
>
> - Various minor TCP fixes (Eric Schenk), hopefully the "stuck in
> SYN_SENT" thing is gone, and delayed acks might be a bit more clever.
> - various debugging messages turned off.. (yes, finally the "socket
> destroy delayed" message is gone ;-)
> - ISDN fixes
> - Logo included (but it's not in the patch, as it's a binary .gif file)
> - alpha updates for CIA-based machines (those DEC people either have a
> strange sense of humor, or are totally clueless. I don't know which).
> - arcnet and eexpress driver fixes
> - SCSI should compile without /proc support (not that I've tested: sue
> me)
> - aha152x update
> - initrd root unmount fix
>
> Now I'm going to zonk out for a few days, and then I'll skip the country and
> go to Argentina for a while. So while you struggle with the new kernel, you
> can feel safe in the thought that I won't care in the least. Because I'm
> taking a VACATION!
>
> Linus
>
>