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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T15:32:24.000Z",
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    "according to the kernel's versioning scheme"
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  "textContent": "The merge window for Linux 7.0 has opened, and with it comes a number of interesting improvements and enhancements. At the time of writing, there have been 7,695 non-merge commits accepted. The 7.0 release is not special,  according to the kernel's versioning scheme — just the release that comes after 6.19. Humans love symbolism and round numbers, though, so it may feel like something of a milestone.",
  "title": "[$] The first half of the 7.0 merge window"
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