Published an updated version of the Linux kernel

Last week saw the light of the next stable version of the core open source operating system Linux, which received the index 2. 6. 25.

In Linux 2. 6. 25 implemented a large number of additions, improvements and innovations. Commenting on the release of the core, 'father' of the operating system Linus Torvalds said that the development of version 2. 6. 25 took longer than expected, partly due to the complexity of finding and correcting errors that appeared during the test.

Full list of changes in the Linux kernel 2. 6. 25 is more than three and a half thousand pages. Among the most important points should be made extensive database of device drivers, improved memory management and enhanced security. The developers have improved virtualization tools, support for wireless Wi-Fi, as well as the Ext4 journaling file system.

In the Linux kernel 2. 6. 25 includes tools LatencyTOP, designed to identify places in the system, leading to delays and slow data. The updated version of the kernel function of the improved real-time and multi-core systems. Developers have traditionally eliminated bugs and errors detected since the release of Linux version 2. 6. 24 in January of this year. Download the Linux kernel 2. 6. 25 can be here.

It is worth adding that, according to analysts from the firm IDC, the cost of hardware and software, and services, one way or another connected with the operating system Linux, will grow by 25.2%. If in 2007 the cost of Linux ecosystem have reached 21 billion dollars by the end of 2011 this figure is estimated to experts, will exceed $ 40 billion.

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