Kernel release status [LWN.net]

The current 2.6 development kernel is 2.6.29-rc4, released on February 8. It contains a long list of fixes merged over the course of a week and a half. The short-form changelog is in the announcement, or see the full changelog for all the details.

The current stable 2.6 kernel is 2.6.28.4, released (along with 2.6.27.15) on February 6. Both updates contain a long list of fixes. The 2.6.28.5 and 2.6.27.16 updates - with yet another long list of fixes - are in the review process as of this writing; they will most likely be released on February 12.