Comments on: 23 Years of the Linux Kernel https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2014/08/26/23-years-of-the-linux-kernel/ All about electronics and circuit design Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:14:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2014/08/26/23-years-of-the-linux-kernel/comment-page-1/#comment-1004972 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:13:34 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=27121#comment-1004972 Linux 3.17-rc2
From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Mon Aug 25 2014 – 19:02:32 EST
http://lkml.iu.edu//hypermail/linux/kernel/1408.3/00773.html

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2014/08/26/23-years-of-the-linux-kernel/comment-page-1/#comment-1004969 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:12:48 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=27121#comment-1004969 Linux turns 23 and Linus Torvalds celebrates as only he can
No, not with swearing, but by controlling the release cycle
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/26/linux_turns_23_and_linus_torvalds_celebrates_as_only_he_can/

Linus Torvalds released issued Linux 3.17 rc-2 on Monday.

Linux-loving readers will note that releasing on a Monday is not Torvalds’ style. He usually releases on Sundays.

The reason for the change is detailed on the Linux kernel mailing list as follows:

“So I deviated from my normal Sunday schedule partly because there wasn’t much there (I blame the KS and LinuxCon), but partly due to sentimental reasons: Aug 25 is the anniversary of the original Linux announcement (“Hello everybody out there using minix”), so it’s just a good day for release announcements.”

The release candidate itself is unremarkable: Torvalds says it is “All over the place … and nothing in particular stands out.”

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