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Linus Torvalds announced that the next kernel version will be Linux 7.0, following the release of Linux 6.19 stable. The version jump is due to Torvalds running out of fingers and toes for counting. The Linux 7.0 merge window opens tomorrow and will run for two weeks, with the stable release expected in mid-April. This version will be included in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

Linus Torvalds Confirms The Next Kernel Is Linux 7.0

… ah so version naming works like that make’s sense.

But he still has one spare finger? Or I guess he counts 6.0 as 1 finger? But then why not encode it as an apsence of fingers.

Linux End Of Life version 20.20. No more fingers.

Yeah, well… There’s a reason people remember version numbers like 2.6, 3.8, 4.19, etc. instead. Major version naming doesn’t mean a thing in linux kernel ^^

i have a feeling something AWESOME is about to go down. there are soo many tweaks to make linux FAST FAST and hopefully those are built in.