linux-kernel - Re: Distinguishing releases from pre-rc snapshots

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Date:	Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:45:17 -0400
From:	Pavel Roskin <proski@....org>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Distinguishing releases from pre-rc snapshots


On Tue, 2007-10-16 at 22:34 -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 10:22:43PM -0400, Pavel Roskin wrote:
> 
>  > It would be nice to establish a rule to increment the version number
>  > immediately after the kernel release and have a suffix to indicate that
>  > it's a pre-rc version.  "rc0" is my personal favorite.
> 
> fwiw, rc0 is also what the Fedora kernel uses for versioning when we're
> shipping pre-rc1 kernels.

Thanks!  I didn't think of the possibility of anyone distributing
precompiled kernels from the "pre-rc" window, but if Fedora does it
(hopefully for beta-testers only), it should be absolutely clear that
it's not just a release with some minor fixes.

Anyone adjusting any software for that kernel would be adjusting for the
next kernel release.

-- 
Regards,
Pavel Roskin

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