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After a typically calm development process, Linus Torvalds has given the world a new cut of the Linux kernel – version 6.6 to be precise.
Removes references to the NSA, adds KSMBD in-kernel server SMB networking
"So this last week has been pretty calm, and I have absolutely no excuses to delay the v6.6 release any more, so here it is," Torvalds wrote early on Monday morning,
https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2310.3/06370.html
as version 6.6 debuted as planned
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
Linux 6.6 will probably become this year's long-term support release – status that's been made unusually contentious by the recent decision to shrink support from six to two years.
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Long-term support for Linux kernels is about to get a lot shorter
https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/26/linux_kernel_report_2023/