Linux: 2.6.15-rc6, Stable Release Before New Year

Linux creator Linus Torvalds released the 2.6.15-rc6 release candidate kernel today, suggesting that the final 2.6.15 was still on track for a release before the end of the year. He described it as "slightly delayed by me being away for a week, and now Andrew is gone, but looking at the changes, they all seem to be pretty trivial". Linus went on to summarize:

"The shortlog really says it all. Apart from some sparse annotations from Al, it's all random small things. But do give it a try, because Santa Claus has his CIA spooks checking y'all out, and naughty people don't get any of the loot."