"It's been almost three months since 2.6.25 (87 days to be exact, I think), making this a longer-than-usual release cycle.
Or maybe it just feels that way, and we're always getting close to three months these days," said Linux creator Linus Torvalds, announcing the 2.6.26 Linux kernel , adding, "but it's out there now." He continued:
"The diffs from -rc9 are pretty small, with with the bulk actually being Documentation updates (almost 80% is just added docs).
The...
2.6.27-rc2, "A Lot Of Random Changes"
"So it's been a week since -rc1, and -rc2 is out there," began Linux creator Linus Torvalds, announcing the 2.6.27-rc2 Linux kernel. He noted,...
Kernel Release Numbering Redux
For many years, each Linux kernel release was assigned a series of three numbers, X.Y.Z, with an even Y indicating a "stable" release, and an odd Y...
2.6.26-rc8, "A Pretty Small Set Of Changes"
"It hasn't been a week, I know, and this is a pretty small set of changes since -rc7, but I'm going to be mostly incommunicado for the next week or...
2.6.26-rc7, "Mainly Drivers And Arch Updates"
"Another week, another -rc," began Linux creator Linus Torvalds, announcing the 2.6.26-rc7 Linux kernel, "and as usual, it's mainly drivers and arch...
Compiler Oops
"In the kerneloops.org stats, a new oops is rapidly climbing the charts, began Arjan van de Ven, referring to his website where he automatically...
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