Linus Torvalds was debating up to the last minutes today of whether to opt for Linux 5.8-rc8 or go ahead and release Linux 5.8 as stable… He opted for Linux 5.8 splashing down on this historic day…

Source: Phoronix – Linux 5.8 Released With AMD Energy Driver, F2FS LZO-RLE, IBM POWER10 Booting