http://www.fabian-fingerle.de/ en http://www.fabian-fingerle.de/2010-02-23.233 A lot of software projects and distributors announced that hey have decided Linux Kernel 2.6.32 for long term basis.<br /> <br /> <b>GRSecurity &amp; PAX</b>: announced "supporting the 2.6.32 kernel on a long term basis".<br /> <a href="http://www.grsecurity.net/news.php#stablechosen" title="http://www.grsecurity.net/news.php#stablechosen">http://www.grsecurity.net/news.php#stablechosen</a><br /> <a href="http://grsecurity.net/pipermail/grsecurity/2010-January/001014.html" title="http://grsecurity.net/pipermail/grsecurity/2010-January/001014.html">http://grsecurity.net/pipermail/grsecurity/2010-January/001014.html</a><br /> <strong>Debian</strong>: decided 2.6.32 will be the next release's (Squeeze) kernel.<br /> <a href="http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Kernel-2-6-32-for-Debian-Squeeze-834731.html" title="http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Kernel-2-6-32-for-Debian-Squeeze-834731.html">http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Kernel-2-6-32-for-Debian-Squeeze-834731.html</a><br /> <strong>Ubuntu</strong>: Lucid Lynx, the next Long Term Support release will also use 2.6.32. And indeed, they ported and debugged AppArmor to 2.6.32, along the way.<br /> <a href="https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/kernel-lucid-kernel-decision" title="https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/kernel-lucid-kernel-decision">https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/kernel-lucid-kernel-decision</a><br /> <strong>RHEL 6</strong>: Some leaks about RHEL 6 being based on 2.6.32. Rumors? at least this shows 2.6.32 is currently being tested as a RHEL6 kernel:<br /> <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/rhelv5-list@redhat.com/msg06519.html" title="http://www.mail-archive.com/rhelv5-list@redhat.com/msg06519.html">http://www.mail-archive.com/rhelv5-list@redhat.com/msg06519.html</a><br /> <strong>Upstream/kernel.org</strong>: 2.6.32 choosen by Greg Kroah-Hartman as the new "-stable", long term officially supported kernel<br /> <a href="http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/stable-status-01-2010.html" title="http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/stable-status-01-2010.html">http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/stable-status-01-2010.html</a><br /> <strong>Google Android 3.0</strong> (aka "Froyo", the next major release) will use 2.6.32.<br /> <a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/373374/" title="http://lwn.net/Articles/373374/">http://lwn.net/Articles/373374/</a><br /> <a href="http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=kernel/common.git" title="http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=kernel/common.git">http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=kernel/common.git</a><br /> <strong>OpenVZ</strong>: OpenVZ kernel team is working on porting their stuff to Linux kernel 2.6.32<br /> <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/openvz/30934.html">http://community.livejournal.com/openvz/30934.html</a><br /> <strong>DRBD</strong>: released 8.3.7 with fixes for 2.6.32<br /> <a href="http://git.drbd.org/?p=drbd-8.3.git;a=blob;f=ChangeLog;hb=HEAD">http://git.drbd.org/?p=drbd-8.3.git;a=blob;f=ChangeLog;hb=HEAD</a><br /> <strong>VirtualBox</strong>: released 3.1.4 with fixes for 2.6.32<br /> <a href="http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog">http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog</a><br /> <strong>linux-vserver</strong>: released "experimental" or "development" patches for 2.6.32<br /> <a href="http://vserver.13thfloor.at/Experimental/patch-2.6.32.8-vs2.3.0.36.29.1.diff">http://vserver.13thfloor.at/Experimental/patch-2.6.32.8-vs2.3.0.36.29.1.diff</a><br /> <strong>TuxOnIce</strong>: released "experimental" or "development" patches for 2.6.32<br /> <a href="http://www.tuxonice.net/downloads/all/tuxonice-3.0.99.48-for-2.6.32.patch.bz2">http://www.tuxonice.net/downloads/all/tuxonice-3.0.99.48-for-2.6.32.patch.bz2</a><br /> <strong>openSUSE 11.3</strong> (to be released in July), won't be 2.6.32 based for sure, the development version is already 2.6.33 based<br /> <a href="http://news.opensuse.org/2010/02/17/number-two-always-tries-harder-opensuse-milestone-2/#more-2893">http://news.opensuse.org/2010/02/17/number-two-always-tries-harder-opensuse-milestone-2/#more-2893</a><br /> and of course many more ....<br /> <br /> So it's pretty nice to see all those effort coming together around 2.6.32 - this kernel will benefit lots of independent testing, for instance.