The wait is over: 2.6.24 hit the stores on January 24th. What particularly interests me - and lots of Linux laptop users - is the shitload of wireless drivers integrated! Drivers for Intel's IPW3945 and 4965, Broadcom's 'AirForce One' thingies - I'll keep it diplomatic - and other stuff too. Sadly, the rt2x00 driver seems not to have been updated - which means a lot of people will still experience speed problems. The fix for this is using the rt2x00 git branch.