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#1

Not sure what release candidate this is built off of, but the image and header files are now in the repos.

#2

Starks said: Not sure what release candidate this is built off of, but the image and header files are now in the repos.

Its based on RC8.....

linux (2.6.28-3.4) jaunty; urgency=low

[ Tim Gardner ]

* Build ecryptfs into the kernel - LP: #302870 * Deprecated gnbd

[ Upstream Kernel Changes ] [B] * Rebased to v2.6.28-rc8[/B]

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2008-December/001720.html

You an also see it in Ubuntus kernel GIT

http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-jaunty.git;a=summary

Seems to work anyway..

#3

Phoronix today reports release of 2.6.28-rc9 & Linus' decision to go "final" for Xmas.

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IanW said: Phoronix today reports release of 2.6.28-rc9 & Linus' decision to go "final" for Xmas.

Yup... Linus wrote

There really is _nothing_ interesting here. There's just small changes

mostly to random drivers, with some networking updates. Oh, and some MIPS defconfig updates.

The shortlog really tells the whole boring story - if you can get even half-way through without falling asleep, you've just proven yourself to be sufficiently caffeinated.

In fact, that may be the most exciting part of -rc9: the medical revolution it harbors as a caffeine deficiency test.

But please do test it.

And btw, I do think that I'll make 2.6.28 be a Christmas release (or Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Solstice, Insert-Favorite-Holiday, whatever). Because quite frankly, this kind of boredom won't help anything and I'll go stir crazy if I have to do this for another two weeks.

And I'll make the merge window longer for people who prefer getting drunk on glögg to being a useful kernel developer. Although you could do both: just prepare your tree to be pulled before christmas, and then you can be in a mulled-wine-induced stupor while _also_ feeling like a productive member of society during the holidays.

Linus

http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/12/18/435