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Linux kernel 3.3 released

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http://mac.linux.be – Linus Torvalds has released Linux 3.3, which should ultimately remove some of the problems that occasionally caused system interruptions when writing to slow storage devices. Dozens of new and revised drivers improve the kernel's hardware support so there is progress in the open source drivers for AMD, Intel and NVIDIA graphics. In the staging area for "immature drivers", a number of Android specific drivers have returned after previously being kicked out two years ago. More on H-online.com (Distributions)

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