Linus Torvalds announced Release Candidate 5 (RC5) of what will become Linux 6.11 very soon now. At this rate, we will be covering the merge window (period of time during which disruptive new features are merged into the kernel) for 6.12 in next month’s issue. That being said, there aren’t looking to be as many big ticket items landing in 6.12 as there were in the previous release.
CORROSIVE TALK
“There are certainly always opinions on the internet, but this is one of those cases where opinions are very strong and feelings can be raw.”
Rust for Linux
One topic under very heavy discussion as we go to press is that of one of the lead developers behind the Rust for Linux project choosing to ‘retire’. Wedson Almeida Filho announced their departure via a short patch cover letter (an email describing a patch series) that simply removed them from the maintainers. The stated reason for leaving is what has garnered attention and discussion: “nontechnical nonsense”, which might be more bluntly described as obstinate pushback from some of the kernel developers who may see Rust to be an annoying distraction that must be supported in parallel with existing C language support.