Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Wed, 16 Jul 1997 21:31:07 -0700 (PDT) | | From | Linus Torvalds <> | | Subject | Linux-2.1.45 - the Weasel is back.. |
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Thanks to popular demand (well, David is rather popular in certain circles. Kind of.), I've made another kernel in the now-famous Greased Weasel (tm) series. As the name implies, it's a totally new (and slightly unsightly) dimension in speed.
Unlike the "Buggiest Kernel Ever" series and other such landmark Linux kernels, this kernel has actually been tested by a cadre of testers, and it is _guaranteed_ to cause no noticeable increase in cancer among laboratory rats. That in itself should already make you feel a lot better about it all.
If the extensive laboratory testing doesn't convince you (side note: no animals were hurt during testing, except for one chicken that broke a leg when it slipped in some excess grease and was promptly eaten), some of our user comments may make a difference:
"Superb. The taste was all I had hoped for, and then some" Mr Creosote
"I changed my mind. The answer is not 42, it's 4_5_" A Dent
"And 'make mrproper' is instantaneous" D Miller
"I kept feeding it floppies, and all it said was that some General was reading my harddisk" A Klutz
"And it _really_ moves" G Galilei
"Fire fire fire" B Head
Need I say more? This is the kernel you've been waiting for. It leaps tall buildings if you throw it hard enough, and it makes diffs _really_ fast if you have enough memory.
Linus
Void where prohibited. Sales tax not included. MAKE MONEY FAST. Do not use near an open fire. Keep out of reach of small children. Don't expect the FAT filesystem to work. Some restrictions may apply.
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