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

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Message-ID: <487D7781.6000407@keyaccess.nl>
Date:	Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:22:25 +0200
From:	Rene Herman <rene.herman@...access.nl>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Stoyan Gaydarov <stoyboyker@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	gorcunov@...il.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mingo@...e.hu
Subject: Re: From 2.4 to 2.6 to 2.7?

On 15-07-08 20:04, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> Clearly, the 2. prefix has long outlived its usefulness as far as Linux 
> is concerned, and probably the 6 as well.

Been calling the -stable branches v20, v21, v22, ... here.

I do believe the numbering scheme should at least ostensibly still be 
feature driven, not be a fully robotic date thing. With the latter, you 
definitely miss out on press-opportunities and that's not even meant 
cynical. There just is a bit of industry around Linux and the promotion 
opportunities of (say) "Linux 3" are really lots, lots bigger than 
anything boringly date based.

That even holds for things like books -- I just bet that a "all new, 
covers Linux 3!" blurp on the cover sells lots more copies than a "all 
new, covers the march 21st 2009 version of Linux!" one.

But yes, the current monotic increase is definitely getting a bit boring 
as well. The kernel as of 2.6.26 is quite different from the kernel that 
was known as 2.6.0 so just be creative I'd say and set a 2.8 goal. Next 
version can be 2.9 (should be clear enough by then) and then watch world 
domination happen with the big 3.0 release.

Linux 2010.5? Boooooooooring....

Rene.

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