Linus Torvalds has finally announced the seventh release candidate (RC7) for Version 3.3 of the software. Torvalds noted that a host of small issues prompted the decision to go with RC7 rather than a full release of 3.3. "Now, none of the fixes here are all that scary in themselves, but there were just too many of them, and across various subsystems. Networking, memory management, drivers, you name it," he wrote.
Linux 3.2 was released more than 10 weeks ago.
Interestingly, Android has been baked into the Linux 3.3 kernel thus making it more straightforward for developers to create cross-platform applications. "Although Android and mainline Linux have always shared plenty of code, the underlying kernels have been separate; this new release means manufacturers will be able to simply throw their hardware-specific drivers into a Linux-based gadget and have a functional Android device," SlashGear said in a report.
"For a long time, code from the Android project has not been merged back to the Linux repositories due to disagreement between developers from both projects. Fortunately, after several years the differences are being ironed out. Various Android subsystems and features have already been merged, and more will follow in the future. This will make things easier for everybody, including the Android mod community, or Linux distros that want to support Android programs," states the Linux 3.3 release notes.
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