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• (ADB) A feature freeze is when Linus announces on the linux-kernel list that he will not consider any more features until the release of a new stable kernel version. Usually the net effect of such an announcement is that on the following days people on the list propose a flurry of new features before Linus really enforces the feature freeze.
