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  • Torvalds: Next Linux due by June

    The next version of the heart of the Linux operating system is expected by June, according to project founder Linus Torvalds.

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  • Linux gets renewed heart

    Updated code for the heart of current Linux products was released Friday, in the first major revamp to the kernel since November.

  • Torvalds wraps up current Linux core

    Linus Torvalds has published the last release of the current Linux development kernel, clearing the way for work on the next version of the operating system core.

  • Torvalds test-drives new Linux core

    Hoping to focus the attention of Linux developers, Linux leader Linus Torvalds releases a preliminary version of the next kernel of the open-source operating system.

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