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