Initially expected around 2016–2017 to cover Kernel 3.x and 4.x, the project’s release date was repeatedly pushed before it was eventually pulled.

This edition includes specific features for Python packaging and containerized applications (Docker) on embedded devices, which were not part of older driver manuals.

. The project, originally intended to be authored by Jessica McKellar, Jonathan Corbet, and Greg Kroah-Hartman, faced numerous delays before being effectively shelved.