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

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Date:	Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:52:01 +0200
From:	Rene Herman <rene.herman@...access.nl>
To:	Craig Milo Rogers <rogers@....EDU>
CC:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>,
	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 19-07-08 10:00, Craig Milo Rogers wrote:

> In <487D7781.6000407@...access.nl>, Rene Herman proposed [somewhat 
> arbitrary] transition to 2.8 and 2.9, and specified that 3.0 should
> be until when world domination by Linux is near.

Nonono, that's all backwards! This is about having a 3.0 release BRING 
ABOUT world domination!

</tongue in cheek> and all but that was my point -- with a not at least 
ostensibly feature driven scheme you loose out on all the hype, press, 
marketing and, frankly, on the fun.

Really, find me a single Linux developer who wouldn't try just a little 
bit harder for a big 3.0 release. This is still a community, not yet a 
boring office schedule...

Rene.
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