What will come after Git 2.56?

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

http://tinyurl.com/gitcal tells us that the current development
cycle for Git 2.56 will conclude around the end of this month.  As
our typical development cycle lasts between 8 and 12 weeks, we will
have exactly one more cycle after that before the end of the year.

Now, the question is what that release should be called.  A few
thoughts.

 (1) Git 3.0: it is tempting to conclude the year with a big
     version bump.  Splash!

 (2) Git 2.99: by leaving no more room until 3.0, we will
     conclude the year with a version that is still in the 2.X
     series, but will hopefully force us to seriously prepare for
     a big version bump with the first release of the year 2027.

 (3) Git 2.98 (or 2.97): we admit that we are not ready for even
     (2) and chicken out, leaving us breathing room for a few
     more preparatory releases before the big one.

 (4) Git 2.57: doing business as usual.

Needless to say, this is not a popularity contest, nor is it even a
democracy.  Regardless, we should review what we have in the
'BreakingChanges' document and ask ourselves how ready we are.