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Linus Torvalds

Linus Torvalds

Creator and lead maintainer of the Linux kernel

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Notable Quotes

"I'm getting to the point where I'm being confused by large numbers (almost running out of fingers and toes again)." — on why 7.0 instead of 6.20

"One reason I don't worry too much is that a rather big portion of rc3 is selftests (almost a fifth of the patch), and nothing in the rest really looks particularly scary." — 7.0-rc3 announcement

Stories

Linux kernel reaches version 7.0 with Rust now permanent and next-gen chip support

New Capabilities

Actively managing 7.0 release candidate cycle

Linux kernel 7.0 is the first major version number change since 6.0 arrived in October 2022. It powers the majority of the world's servers, all 500 of the fastest supercomputers, and roughly 70% of the world's smartphones. The release brings two significant upgrades: Rust is now permanent after a three-year experiment, and there's early support for Intel's Nova Lake and AMD's Zen 6 processors before either chip ships.

Updated May 30