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

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Message-ID: <48F8C000.8030003@kernel.org>
Date:	Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:40:32 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...nel.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
CC:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Kernel version numbering scheme change

Alan Cox wrote:
>> So I proposed an alternative, YEAR.NUMBER.  The year is easy to keep
> 
> Which calendaring system ?

Presumably the Gregorian one, rooted in the Common Era, but that's sort 
of irrelevant.

I think it's both visually cumbersome and has the problem that it is 
harder to predict future releases.  The first problem can be dealt with 
by simply subtracting 2000 from the year (Altera uses this scheme for 
their EDA tools, and I didn't realize it for quite a while because it 
looked so natural), but the second is still a problem.

	-hpa
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