Kernel release status

The current development kernel is 2.6.33-rc4, released on January 12. There have been 366 non-merge commits to Linus's tree since -rc4, mostly bug fixes. One might expect an -rc5 soon, probably just after publication.

Stable updates: Three stable kernels were released on January 18: 2.6.32.4, 2.6.31.12 , and 2.6.27.44. Each has multiple fixes (2.6.32.4 includes 52 patches), including some security issues. Greg Kroah-Hartman also released a status report on the stable trees, which notes that there will almost certainly be no more 2.6.31 updates, that 2.6.27 is only viable for another 6-8 months, and that he will be maintaining 2.6.32 as a "long-term" stable release.