Re: RFD: Kernel release numbering

Anton Altaparmakov
2005-03-03T11:53:16Z

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Anton Altaparmakov wrote:
> > I think the .EVEN and .ODD proposal would work a lot better than -rc ever
> > would/could.
>
> ...until people find out the "secret" that .ODD is really beta. Then we are
> back where we started.

Ah, but you are assuming people think logically and they don't. "2.6.ODD
doesn't say beta so it can't be beta, right?" I think this directly
translates to the actually happening "0.x is not 1.x so it can't be
usable, right?" Both statements are crap but the second is real world and
the first by analogy could be real world.

Best regards,

Anton
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