Linux 7.2 debuts, Linus Torvalds says ‘new normal’ means he had to do it now ... or never?

Linus Torvalds has decided version 7.2 of the Linux kernel is ready for release, albeit in a “new normal” state that he seems not to entirely love. The kernel boss announced the debut of a new kernel in his weekly development status update, which on August 16 opened with the observation that “this last week of the release was – once again – bigger than I would have wished for.” He attributed that uncomfortable size to what he last week described as “the