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Linux Kernel 4.1 Will Be an LTS Release

Posted by timothy on from the why-back-in-the-day-you'll-be-able-to-say dept.

New submitter prisoninmate writes: The Linux Foundation's LinuxLTSI (Long-Term Support Initiative) group has confirmed on Twitter that the next LTS version of the Linux kernel will be 4.1. The information has also been confirmed by Greg Kroah-Hartman, a renowned kernel developer who is currently maintaining several kernel branches, including a few LTS ones. When Linux kernel 4.1 is released, it will become the LTS version of 2015 and the most advanced long-term support release. This is significant because the LTSI releases are (or will be) everywhere, in a "Linux is everywhere" sense. As the initiative's page puts it, "The LTSI tree is expected to be a usable base for the majority of embedded systems, as well as the base for ecosystem players (e.g., semiconductor vendors, set-vendors, software component vendors, distributors, and system/application framework providers). ... The goal is to reduce the number of private trees currently in use in the CE industry and encourage more collaboration and sharing of development resources."

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  1. The CE Industry? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Jargon a little harder, asswipes! That's Consumer Electronics for those of us not in manufacturing.

  2. Er... how old is this message? by snarfies · · Score: 1, Informative

    "When Linux kernel 4.1 is released, it will become the LTS version of 2015 and the most advanced long-term support release."

    But... it HAS been released. I'm using it. Right now. As I type this.

    1. Re:Er... how old is this message? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

      Not quite yet - still on 4.1-rc6, final version not yet released.

      (At least as far as kernel.org is concerned).