linux-kernel - RE: [RFC] Kernel version numbering scheme change

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Date:	Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:10:13 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	David Sanders <linux@...dersweb.net>
CC:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [RFC] Kernel version numbering scheme change

That would seem to combine the worst of both...

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-----Original Message-----
From: David Sanders <linux@...dersweb.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 18:51
To: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>; Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Kernel version numbering scheme change

On Wednesday 15 October 2008 09:03:37 pm H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Greg KH wrote:
> > Yes, we can handle the major/minor macros in the kernel to provide a
> > compatible number so that automated scripts will not break, that's not a
> > big deal.
> >
> Personally I find that having a simple counter is kind of nice, simply
> because one can talk about 27, 28, 29, ... and actually be able to rely
> on it being stable.

How  about 2008.27.0, 2008.27.1, 2008.28.0, ...
David

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