Now that Linux 1.0 has been released, work is already in progress on several enhancements. Disk access speedups, TTY improvements, and many more things are being worked on. Linux 1.0 is not the end of Linux, nor is it even very important; it is mostly intended to provide a stable version that people can use without being afraid that they are using beta software, and that can be standardized on to some extent.
Linux 1.2 is nearing release. It should be very similar to 1.1.62, which is a code freeze release intended to shake out bugs remaining in the 1.1 series. For those interested in what will happen with the new development series, 1.3, Linus has promised quotas and the PC speaker sound driver. Significant networking improvements will also debut in 1.3. Stay tuned!
There is plenty of code left to write, and even more documentation. Please join the DOC channel of the mailing list if you would like to contribute to the documentation.
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