Release names (was Re: Linux 7.2)

On Sun Aug 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM EDT, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>
> With this, the merge window for 7.3 obviously opens tomorrow, and I
> already have 40 pending pull requests. I appreciate all the timely
> people. You know who you are,
>
>             Linus
>

So, by the way - it's been 2 years since you updated the fun NAME. I
I was wondering if you were going to update that soon, since it's been
a while. I checked the blame and saw a change for 6.0-rc1, and 6.10-rc1
but not for 7.0-rc1. Not sure if you forgot or if that was intentional.

Maybe something to think about before tagging 7.3-rc1. Or 7.10-rc1. Or
whatever works with your counting system (fingers and toes, if
applicable).

I know there are bigger fish to fry, but for some people, this is
needlessly important (trust me).

-Josh