Phoronix reports that Linus Torvalds just tagged Linux 3.0-rc1 in Git.

For anyone that was doubting Linus Torvalds would finally part ways with the Linux 2.6 kernel series, you lost your bets. On the eve of Memorial Day in the United States and his departure to Japan for LinuxCon, Linus Torvalds just tagged Linux 3.0-rc1 in Git.

  Say Hello To Linux 3.0; Linus Just Tagged 3.0-rc1