1        Linux kernel release 2.6.xx <>    3These are the
release notes for Linux version 2.6.  Read them carefully,
4as they tell you what this is all about, explain how to install
the    5kernel, and what to do if something goes wrong.     9
Linux is a clone of the operating system Unix, written from
scratch by   10  Linus Torvalds with assistance from a loosely-
knit team of hackers across   11  the Net. It aims towards POSIX
and Single UNIX Specification compliance.   13  It has all the
features you would expect in a modern fully-fledged Unix,   14
including true multitasking, virtual memory, shared libraries,
demand   15  loading, shared copy-on-write executables, proper
memory management,   16  and multistack networking including
IPv4 and IPv6.   18  It is distributed under the GNU General
Public License - see the   19  accompanying COPYING file for
more details.    25  UltraSPARC, Motorola 68000, PowerPC,
PowerPC64, ARM, Hitachi SuperH, Cell,   27  Xtensa, AVR32 and
Renesas M32R architectures.   29