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News from Aug 2009 - Kernel

Kernel release: 2.6.31-rc8, Aug 28, 2009

2.6.31-rc8 has been released today.
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Files added: 1544
Files changed: 8921
Files removed: 312

Kernel release: 2.6.31-rc7, Aug 22, 2009

2.6.31-rc7 has been released today.
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Files added: 1544
Files changed: 8877
Files removed: 312

Linux development exploding thanks to big name backers, Aug 20, 2009

The Linux kernel, an open source project that has grown by 2.7 million lines of code over the past 16 months, thanks in part to big gun backers such as Red Hat, IBM and Novell, which remain the top contributors.

Linux dev community growing, 5 patches accepted every hour, Aug 19, 2009

A new report published by the Linux Foundation provides insight into the growth of the Linux kernel development community. It reveals that the entire code base has grown by 2.7 million lines over the past year while an average of 5.45 patches are accepted every hour.

Kernel release: 2.6.27.31, Aug 17, 2009

2.6.27.31 has been released today.
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Files added: 0
Files changed: 1009
Files removed: 0

Critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel affects all versions since 2001, Aug 17, 2009

Google security specialists Tavis Ormandy and Julien Tiennes report that a critical security vulnerability in the Linux kernel affects all versions of 2.4 and 2.6 since 2001, on all architectures.

Kernel release: 2.6.30.5, Aug 16, 2009

2.6.30.5 has been released today.
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Files added: 0
Files changed: 337
Files removed: 0

Kernel release: 2.6.27.30, Aug 16, 2009

2.6.27.30 has been released today.
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Files added: 0
Files changed: 1009
Files removed: 0

Kernel release: 2.6.31-rc6, Aug 13, 2009

2.6.31-rc6 has been released today.
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Files added: 1543
Files changed: 8805
Files removed: 312

Kernel release: 2.6.30.5-rc2, Aug 13, 2009

2.6.30.5-rc2 has been released today.
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Files added: 0
Files changed: 96
Files removed: 0

Kernel release: 2.4.37.5, Aug 13, 2009

2.4.37.5 has been released today.
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Files added: 1
Files changed: 34
Files removed: 0

Kernel release: 2.6.30.5-rc1, Aug 13, 2009

2.6.30.5-rc1 has been released today.
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Files added: 0
Files changed: 97
Files removed: 0

Kernel release: 2.6.27.30-rc1, Aug 13, 2009

2.6.27.30-rc1 has been released today.
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Files added: 0
Files changed: 35
Files removed: 0

Kernel release: 2.6.31-rc5, Aug 01, 2009

2.6.31-rc5 has been released today.
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Files added: 1542
Files changed: 8662
Files removed: 311

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