[dba-Tech] New Linux

Linux 3.7 has been officially released as the tenth of the month, yesterday.

This release adds support for the new ARM 64-bit architecture, ARM
multiplatform - the ability to boot into different ARM systems using a
single kernel; support for cryptographically signed kernel modules; Btrfs
(B-tree file system) support for disabling copy-on-write on a per-file basis
using chattr; faster Btrfs fsync(); a new experimental 'perf trace' tool
modeled after strace; support for the TCP Fast Open feature in the server
side; experimental SMBv2 protocol support; stable NFS 4.1 and parallel NFS;
a vxlan tunneling protocol that allows to transfer Layer 2 ethernet packets
over UDP; and support for the Intel SMAP security feature...and so on and so
on.

http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_3.7

This make Linux the single most advanced secure/fastest/stablist OS on the
planet. But it will probably be a while before it is incorpoated into all
the stanard distros. Some unofficials hacks attaching the Linix 3.7 to
Debian and then to Ubuntu 12.4 are already being produced but I understand
you would have to do the compile yourself.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds

Jim