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

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Date:	Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:42:26 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...nel.org>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Kernel version numbering scheme change

On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 09:40:32AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 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.

What is the "problem" of predicting future releases?  What relies on the
actual number being "correct" some random time in the future?

thanks,

greg k-h
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