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Like most everything with systems, there are pros and cons. In my view, it is dependent on your timetables. If you can wait a short time (most people are guessing end-of-year for some of the Linux vendors), then I would wait. Linux vendor Snapgear has already started shipping its version, though it's still based on what they call the Beta version. Why don't you pick up a copy, and start playing around with it? Based on the information available, and there is a ton of it, Linux 2.6 is going to be a real winner and worth the wait for
some folks. I'm sure there will be a nice migration path from 2.4 to 2.6, but why go through the headaches of another change?
Some of the improvements are with vm (virtual memory), a new scheduler algorithm, kernel preemption, improved threading performance, IPSec (IP Security) support, file system improvements (ext2/ext3) and power
management. Here's a page worth looking at that discusses 2.6 in depth.
Editor's note: For more information on the 2.6 kernel, see this interview with Linus Torvalds.
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