The 2.6 version of the Linux core is expected in December and will be much more stable on arrival than its predecessor, according to the programmer in charge of the software.

Linux Kernel 6.16 RC7 is released with essential bug fixes and improvements across networking, GPU drivers, and core ...

The lean-coded, fast, modern, and secure WireGuard VPN protocol has made it into the Linux kernel as Linus Torvalds merged it into the git repository for version 5.6.

The Linux kernel, however, has historically opted for a "conventional" scheme, which resulted in some incredibly long-winded version numbers such as 2.6.39.4.

Each Linux release includes more than 10,000 patches from more than 1,400 developers and more than 200 corporations. "Since the 2.6.11 release, the top ten developers have contributed 36,664 ...