When is a new kernel released?

[Mario Vukelic]

On Sat, 2006-07-08 at 14:55 -0300, Felipe Figueiredo wrote:
> And if something changes, 
> it won't be in a 2.6 family. 

AFAIK, 2.6.17 requires at least new module-init-tools and udev. People
need to wrap their head around the fact that it's not 2000 anymore. The
kernel development model has changed (Linus doesn't even consider
vanilla kernels really stable anymore), and the distros have become way
more complicated.