Brief items

Kernel release status

The current development kernel is 6.19-rc8, released on February 1. Linus said: "So things all look good, and unless something odd happens we'll have a final 6.19 next weekend."

Stable updates: 6.18.8, 6.12.68, and 6.6.122 were released on January 30.

The 6.18.9, 6.12.69, 6.6.123, 6.1.162, 5.15.199, and 5.10.249 updates are in the review process; they are due on February 6.

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Quote of the week

What are you waiting for? The weather in Croatia in May is nice. What could be better than soaking up some sun through the meeting room window while someone's asking you to make your locking more complicated, grow your data structure by just a few bytes, or to add some more spaghetti to that code?

— Christian Brauner

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A proposed governance structure for openSUSE

Jeff Mahoney, who holds a vice-president position at SUSE, has posted a detailed proposal for improving the governance of the openSUSE project.

It's meant to be a way to move from governance by volume or persistence toward governance by legitimacy, transparency, and process - so that disagreements can be resolved fairly and the project can keep moving forward. Introducing structure and predictability means it easier for newcomers to the project to participate without needing to understand decades of accumulated history. It potentially could provide a clearer roadmap for developers to find a place to contribute.

The stated purpose is to start a discussion; this is openSUSE, so he is likely to succeed.

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Git 2.53.0 released

Version 2.53.0 of the Git source-code management system has been released. Changes include documentation for the Git data model, the ability to choose the diff algorithm to use with git blame, a new white-space error class, and more; see the announcement for details.

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LibreOffice 26.2 released

Version 26.2 of the LibreOffice office suite has been released.

LibreOffice 26.2 is focused on improvements that make a difference in daily work and brings better performance, smoother interaction with complex documents and improved compatibility with files created in other office software. Whether you're writing reports, managing spreadsheets, or preparing presentations, the experience feels more responsive and reliable.

LibreOffice has always been about giving users control. LibreOffice 26.2 continues that tradition by strengthening support for open document standards, and ensuring long-term access to your files, without subscriptions, license restrictions, or data collection. Your documents stay yours – forever.

More information can be found in the release notes for LibreOffice 26.2.

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Development quote of the week

I hope I'm not the only one who think that a solid test suite for your project has proven more important than ever.

That's the wall crappy AI-generated PRs can't climb over.

— Daniel Stenberg

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The Award for Excellence in Open Source goes to Greg Kroah-Hartman

Daniel Stenberg, the recipient of last year's Award for Excellence in Open Source from the European Open Source Academy, presented that award to this year's recipient: Greg Kroah-Hartman.

It's impossible to overstate the importance of the work Greg has done on Linux. In software, innovation grabs headlines, but stability saves lives and livelihoods. Every Android phone, every web server, every critical system running Linux depends on Greg's meticulous work. He ensures that when hospitals, banks, governments, and individuals rely on Linux, it doesn't fail them. His work represents the highest form of service: unglamorous, relentless, and essential.

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