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SubjectRe: Linux 2.6.9-rc1
On Tue, 24 Aug 2004, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> Hmm.. I have no strong preferences. There _is_ obviously a well-defined
> ordering from x.y.z.1 -> x.y.z.2 (unlike the -rcX releases that don't have
> any ordering wrt the bugfixes), so either interdiffs or whole new full
> diffs are totally "logical". We just have to chose one way or the other,
> and I don't actually much care.
>
> Any reason for your preference?

I'd also vote for the x.y.z.2 to be based on x.y.z, because it's
consistent with common practice. Currently all patches that I know of
that have an EXTRAVERSION are based on the corresponding kernels with
empty EXTRAVERSION. Be it -pre, -rc, -mm, -ac or whatever.

Tim
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