--- title: 'Kernel Team summary: February 27, 2018' description: 'Development (18.04) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseSchedule On the road to 18.04 we have a 4.15 based kernel in the Bionic repository. Important upcoming dates: 16.04.4 Point Release – Mar 1 (~1 week away) Feature Freeze – Mar 1 (~1 week away) Beta 1 – Mar 8 (~2 weeks away) Final Beta – Apr 5 (~6 weeks away) Kernel […]' url: https://canonical.com/blog/kernel-team-summary-february-27-2018?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") on 27 February 2018 # Kernel Team summary: February 27, 2018 Share on:* [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.canonical.com/blog/kernel-team-summary-february-27-2018 "Share on Facebook") * [Twitter](https://twitter.com/share?text=Kernel%20Team%20summary%3A%20February%2027%2C%202018&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/kernel-team-summary-february-27-2018&hashtags=ubuntu "Share on Twitter") * [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/kernel-team-summary-february-27-2018&title=Kernel%20Team%20summary%3A%20February%2027%2C%202018 "Share on LinkedIn") --- --- ## Newsletter signup Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up ## Development (18.04) On the road to 18.04 we have a 4.15 based kernel in the Bionic repository. Important upcoming dates: ``` 16.04.4 Point Release - Mar 1 (~1 week away) Feature Freeze - Mar 1 (~1 week away) Beta 1 - Mar 8 (~2 weeks away) Final Beta - Apr 5 (~6 weeks away) Kernel Freeze - Apr 12 (~7 weeks away) Final Freeze - Apr 19 (~8 weeks away) Ubuntu 18.04 - Apr 26 (~9 weeks away) ``` ## Stable (Released & Supported) The Ubuntu Kernel Team is happy to announce that we are resuming our regular SRU cadence cycle. See the schedule below for the important dates for the upcoming SRU cycle. * Next cycle: 09-Mar through 31-Mar ``` 09-Mar Last day for kernel commits for this cycle. 12-Mar - 17-Mar Kernel prep week. 18-Mar - 30-Mar Bug verification & Regression testing. 02-Apr Release to -updates. ``` ### Misc * [fwts 18.02.00 released](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FirmwareTestSuite/ReleaseNotes/18.02.00) * [The current CVE status](http://people.canonical.com/~kernel/cve/pkg/ALL-linux.html) * If you would like to reach the kernel team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-kernel channel on FreeNode. Alternatively, you can mail the Ubuntu Kernel Team mailing list at: kernel-team@lists.ubuntu.com. #### Related posts --- [estelacarmona](https://canonical.com/blog/author/estelacarmona) 28 August 2026 ### [AI harnesses for telco autonomous networks](https://canonical.com/blog/ai-harnesses-for-telco-autonomous-networks) 5G Article As the telco industry transitions toward Autonomous Networks Level 4, a fundamental architectural challenge has emerged: how do you build a secure, reliable and interoperable AI harness that bridges probabilistic AI reasoning with deterministic, carrier-grade network execution? ... --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 25 August 2026 ### [Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q is available for pre-order with Ubuntu pre-installed](https://canonical.com/blog/arduino-ventuno-q-is-available-for-pre-order-with-ubuntu-pre-installed) Canonical announcements Ubuntu tech blog London, UK – August 25, 2026 – Following our initial collaboration announcement in March 2026, Canonical and Arduino (a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.) are excited to announce that VENTUNO Q is now generally available for pre-order, pre-loaded with Ubuntu. VENTUNO Q is a dual-brain developer board designed for edge AI and robot ... --- [Mikhail Khazov](https://canonical.com/blog/author/khazov-m) 13 August 2026 ### [Advantech AOM-2721 is now Ubuntu Certified](https://canonical.com/blog/advantech-aom-2721-ubuntu-certified) Hardware Enablement Ubuntu tech blog Canonical announces that the Advantech AOM-2721 is officially joining the list of Ubuntu Certified Hardware. ...