Penultimate version of Linux kernel 3.5.x released
Greg Kroah-Hartman says users should prepare to move to the 3.6 branch
By Jon Gold | Network World US | Published: 10:43, 10 October 2012
In the release notes to Version 3.5.6 of the Linux kernel, maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman warned users that there would likely be only one more version of that branch of the kernel, and that users should get ready to move to the 3.6 branch as soon as possible.
Kroah-Hartman said, however, that the process should be relatively painless.
"We do a new kernel release every three months, moving to a new one should not be a big deal at all, we have been doing this for over eight years, so I think people are pretty used to it by now," he said.
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The development process for Version 3.5 was not without hiccups, requiring no less than seven release candidate versions, the last of which prompted maintainer Linus Torvalds to chide developers for its excessive size. It was eventually deployed in late July.
Version 3.6 of the kernel was released earlier this month, featuring enhancements to the btrfs file system, virtualisation capability, power management and several other upgrades, according to an analysis from The H Online.
Based on the current pace of new releases, Version 3.7 should be rolled out sometime in January 2013. Improved support for ARM-powered hardware is expected to be a highlight, as ARM devices continue to proliferate.
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