Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:18:40 -0700 | | From | Greg KH <> | | Subject | Re: [RFC] Kernel version numbering scheme change |
On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 06:03:37PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Greg KH wrote:
>> Yes, we can handle the major/minor macros in the kernel to provide a
>> compatible number so that automated scripts will not break, that's not a
>> big deal.
>> Any thoughts?
>> Let the bike-shedding begin!
>
> Personally I find that having a simple counter is kind of nice, simply
> because one can talk about 27, 28, 29, ... and actually be able to rely on
> it being stable.
I would love to do that, start with 28.0 and go from there.
It's just a number, might as well just treat it as such :)
thanks,
greg k-h
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