linux-kernel - Re: From 2.4 to 2.6 to 2.7?

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Date:	Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:23:18 +0200
From:	"Peter T. Breuer" <ptb@....it.uc3m.es>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: From 2.4 to 2.6 to 2.7?

In article <20080717224041.GM31126@...lub.uwaterloo.ca> Lennart wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 11:05:07PM +0100, Alastair Stevens wrote:
>> Forgive me if I missed it, but I've not seen any suggestions along the lines
>> of this: how about just dropping the now-meaningless '.6' from the version
>> string and retaining the rest. In other words:
>> 
>>    2.27
>>    2.27.1
>>    ...
>>    2.28
>>    2.28.1
>>    2.28.2
>> 
>> That way you continue the series in a meaningful way, whilst reverting to a
>> neater 3-level numbering scheme again. Perhaps you could make 2.[6.]30 the
>> switchover point....

> So what makes the 6 meaningless and the 2 meaningful and worth keeping?

Nothing. Drop both.

  2.6.28 -> 2.8.0

could be a useful switch point.

> It does nothing for Linus's dislike of large numbers either.

The above does.

Peter
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