netdev - Re: iproute2 DDMMYY versioning

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Date:   Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:51:36 -0700
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     Or Gerlitz <gerlitz.or@...il.com>
Cc:     Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: iproute2 DDMMYY versioning - why?

On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:05:50 +0300
Or Gerlitz <gerlitz.or@...il.com> wrote:

> Stephen,
> 
> Taking into account that iproute releases are aligned with the kernel
> ones -- is there any real reason for the confusing DDMMYY double
> versioning?
> 
> I see that even the git tags go after the kernel releases..
> 
> Or.
> 

It is only an historical leftover, because 15 yrs ago that is how Alexy did it