Red Hat Linux 9, which will be available for download by members of the Red Hat Network (rhn.redhat.com) and in retail stores, features threading technology called NPTL (Native Posix Thread Library) said Matt Wilson, manager of base operating systems at Red Hat.
NPTL will allow for better execution of applications that perform multiple tasks simultaneously, commonly known as multithreading.
Red Hat engineers developed most of the NPTL in conjunction with the open-source community of developers.
Another enhancement to the operating system is its tighter integration with the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS), which will make it easier for users to print files by dragging and dropping them to a printing icon on the desktop.
