Linus Torvalds: Someone ‘more competent who isn't afraid of numbers past the teens’ will take over Linux one day
The Register
February 23, 2026
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Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, announced the release of the first candidate version for Linux kernel 7.0, marking a significant milestone in the operating system's history. In his typically self-deprecating tone, Torvalds humorously acknowledged that the major version number change to 7.0 is arbitrary and not tied to any specific features or improvements. He reiterated his plan to end each series of kernels at x.19 before moving on to y.0, a process that takes approximately 3.5 years. However, he also reflected on the future when
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Originally published on The Register on 2/23/2026