Linux 7.2 debuts, Linus Torvalds says ‘new normal’ means he had to do it now ... or never?
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Linus Torvalds has decided version 7.2 of the Linux kernel is ready for release, albeit in a “new normal” state that he seems not to entirely love.
The kernel boss announced the debut of a new kernel in his weekly development status update, which on August 16 opened with the observation that “this last week of the release was – once again – bigger than I would have wished for.”
He attributed that uncomfortable size to what he last week described as “the new normal” for the kernel at a time when developers have increased the volume of contributions using AI coding tools.
“If I delayed releases for that reason we'd probably never have a release at all,” Torvalds wrote, before adding...
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