Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 May 2011 09:39:12 +0300 | From | Tarkan Erimer <> | Subject | Re: Linux 3.0-rc1 |
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On 05/30/2011 05:04 AM, Greg KH wrote: > On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 06:30:32PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote: >> Yay! Let the bikeshed painting discussions about version numbering >> begin (or at least re-start). >> >> I decided to just bite the bullet, and call the next version 3.0. It >> will get released close enough to the 20-year mark, which is excuse >> enough for me, although honestly, the real reason is just that I can >> no longe rcomfortably count as high as 40. >> >> The whole renumbering was discussed at last years Kernel Summit, and >> there was a plan to take it up this year too. But let's face it - >> what's the point of being in charge if you can't pick the bike shed >> color without holding a referendum on it? So I'm just going all >> alpha-male, and just renumbering it. You'll like it. >> >> Now, my alpha-maleness sadly does not actually extend to all the >> scripts and Makefile rules, so the kernel is fighting back, and is >> calling itself 3.0.0-rc1. We'll have the usual 6-7 weeks to wrestle it >> into submission, and get scripts etc cleaned up, and the final release >> should be just "3.0". The -stable team can use the third number for >> their versioning. > Wonderful, I personally really appreciate this, as I think the numbering > sequence of the kernel affects me the most at times with the stable > work. > > What kind of whiskey should I get for you in Tokyo. Any > recommendations? > > greg "happy as a clam" k-h > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
My suggestion is "Jack Daniel's Silver Select", if Linus desires of course :-)
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