Linus Torvalds has announced closure of Linux 3.14 merge window and with that released Linux 3.14-rc1 just before a few hours. Torvalds revealed that the kernel’s codename has nothing to do with…
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Linus Torvalds releases Linux 3.13; opens Linux 3.14 merge window
Linus Torvalds has announced Linux 3.13 as anticipated after adding in an extra rc release last week. The final release doesn’t bring in anything new except for a few fixes and the…
Linux 3.13-rc8 released; final most likely to release next week
Linus Torvalds has released Linux 3.13-rc8 as anticipated, while revealing that the final release should most probably happen next week. The latest rc doesn’t come with anything interesting and packs usual drivers…
Linux 3.13-rc7 announced
Linus Torvalds has announced Linux 3.13-rc7 noting that even though the things are calming down, he will release rc8 before releasing the final one. The outgoing week was relatively a lot quiet…
‘Fairly small’ Linux 3.13-rc6 released
Linus Torvalds has announced Linux 3.13-rc6 kernel – ‘fairly small’ when it comes to number of commits owing to the fact that it was released over a holiday week. The latest release…
Linux 3.13-rc5 released
Linus Torvalds has announced Linux 3.13-rc5 indicating that Linux 3.13 will most likely see a rc8 release as well considering the dates on which LCA is being organized this time. Torvalds seems…
‘Big’ Linux 3.13-rc4 released by Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds is back to his Sunday release cycle and has announced the release of Linux 3.13-rc4 revealing that he isn’t happy with the latest RC. Linux 3.13-rc4 packs networking, GPU, USB,…
Linus Torvalds closes merge window two days early with Linux 3.13-rc1 release
Linus Torvalds has closed Linux 3.13 merge window two days early by releasing the Linux 3.13-rc1 on Friday instead of the usual Sunday release cycle. The new kernel brings with a lot…
Linux 3.12 released as Torvalds brews Linux 4.0 plans
Linus Torvalds has released Linux 3.12 keeping in line with the Sunday release cycle and has also started brewing plans for Linux 4.0 slated for 2014 end release. The Linux 3.12 kernel…
Linux 3.12-rc7 released, final version expected next week
Linux 3.12-rc7, which would probably be the last of the release candidates for Linux 3.12, has been released. The decrease in the rc sizes which was observed over the course of last…
Linux 3.12-rc6 released a day early
Linus Torvalds has released Linux-3.12-rc6 as he is flying out to attend a kernel summit taking place in Edinburgh. Torvalds notes in the release announcement that nothing major happened this week and…
Linus Torvalds announces Linux 3.12-rc5 after a relatively calm week
Come Sunday and Linus Torvalds is ready to release the next release candidate for Linux kernel – this week it was the Linux 3.12-rc5. Torvalds released the Linux 3.12-rc5 noting that the…
Linux 3.12-rc4 released
Getting back to his Sunday schedule, Linus Torvalds has released the fourth release candidate of the Linux 3.12 Kernel. Already half way into the release cycle, the Linux 3.12 doesn’t bring in…
Torvalds releases Linux 3.12-rc3 kernel
Linus Torvalds is back to his Sunday release routine and has made available the third release candidate for the Linux 3.12 kernel. Torvalds notes in the mailing list announcement that there is…
Samsung open sources Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Gear kernel source code
Just a couple of days after international availability of Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear, Samsung has made available the open source kernel files of the new gadgets. Samsung has posted code…