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[-] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 months ago

I'm suddenly seeing a lot of posts about kernel 7.0...

There is nothing more special about 7.0 vs 6.19 or 6.18

Going from 6.x to 7.x doesnt mean new features or anything special

[-] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 5 months ago

I suggest reading the first paragraph, it addresses your point.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 5 months ago

aren't kernel versions literally vibes based? i recall hearing that Linus just declares a new major version when it feels right.

[-] definitemaybe@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago

In recent history, it's every 20 versions, iirc: 5.19, 6.0, ... , 6.19, 7.0

[-] jwt@programming.dev 4 points 5 months ago

4.20 though, because reasons.

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