Yeah!!

Now I got something to do

It only has like 4 bug fixes. Nothing to jump to high about!

I am waiting for 2.8 :P lol I mean 2.6.12

Nothing to get excited about unless you have x86_64 SMP, not many Slackers use hfs

Just the hfsplus for the iPod. Couldn't be bothered with converting the native filesystem.

I think, too, that the changelogs are a little misleading. If I am right, the changelog is only noting the changes since the last rc. If you don't install the rc releases, there are actually a lot more changes than the changelog notes. I could be wrong, but I swear that the changelog on the rc releases was much longer than these few entries.

A question and a comment on this topic:

(1) For kernel version designations, if the first number is the "major" number, the second is the "minor", and the third is the "release" number, what's the fourth number called? For example, in 2.6.11.12, what do we call the position that the "12" is in?

(2) In the changelog recently, I was amused to see PV delicately refer to these 2.6.11.x releases as "sucker kernels". Now I know PV is just a mere mortal (as underscored by the events of last winter), but I suppose his comment did make me less enthusiastic about compiling and installing every one of these 2.6.11.ad.infinitum jobs that shows up at www.kernel.org -- at least not without finding a compelling reason to do so.

I used to change the oil in my car a lot more frequently than I do now, too. And I also used to clean up my espresso machine after each use (now it looks like it belongs more in a gas station than in a yuppie's kitchen). I still try to tell my wife I love her at least once a day, though. Otherwise, she'd start getting jealous of all the time I spend with Slackware.

Sounds important to me .. anyway i like upgrading takes me 10 minuts..

Since a recent change in the software kernel developers used to keep control of the kernel sources, they've started to make "smaller" releases, that's the 4th number. They're like beta versions in case you need a feature on them.

I use it too, I like have everything fresh But I didn`t notice nothing special in this kernel release.