jbyers is right. This duplicates the older thread (that is not his/her thread),

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2791115

that actually has some (useful) conversation (e.g. the observation that it appears ksplice may now become Oracle-only).

The /newest front page currently has three posts that duplicate this news. Only 2791115 (not one of those three) has any useful conversation.