Better symmetric multiprocessing support and improved networking capabilities.
Published:
28 January 1999 y., Thursday
Using the Linux-kernel mailing list as a launch pad, Linux creator Linus Torvalds announced Friday that the final version of Linux 2.2.0 is almost ready. But most Linux hackers already knew that. Moments after the kernel was posted on Torvalds_ machine, thousands of mirrors downloaded it and made it available on their sites. The new version offers better symmetric multiprocessing support and improved networking capabilities; better file handling; security enhancements; and broader driver support for networking and multimedia devices. The kernel will also include support for Sparc 64, Alpha, and PowerPC platforms. Linux was originally written as a uniprocessor operating system. In the latest version of the kernel, Torvalds restructured the code so multiple processors will spend less time waiting for one another.
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