[aclug-L] Red Hat Set to Debut New Linux

[Dale W Hodge <dwh@xxxxxxxx>]

Red Hat Set To Debut New Linux

Linux distributor Red Hat Software next week will unveil a 
major new version of its server offering.

Red Hat Linux 6.0 is based on the new Linux 2.2 kernel. The 
new release will add symmetric multiprocessing support; a 
new TCP/IP stack, thereby offering better performance 
because it uses less CPU resources for the same amount of 
bandwidth; and the new GNOME interface, which allows for 
simplified server administration, said Erik Troan, Red Hat's 
director of development. 

Key to the new release, Troan said, is improved performance. 
In addition to supporting at least four processors, the new 
release has a new kernel service that lets a Web server send a 
file in a single request, rather than multiple ones, Troan noted. 
"This can lead to a significant improvement in Web server 
performance," he said, particularly for sites where a good 
amount of scripting is required. -- Jeffrey Schwartz

http://www.internetwk.com/story/INW19990421S0005

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