Re: [RFC] Kernel version numbering scheme change

David Sanders
2008-10-16T01:51:59Z

On Wednesday 15 October 2008 09:03:37 pm H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Greg KH wrote:
> > Yes, we can handle the major/minor macros in the kernel to provide a
> > compatible number so that automated scripts will not break, that's not a
> > big deal.
> >
> Personally I find that having a simple counter is kind of nice, simply
> because one can talk about 27, 28, 29, ... and actually be able to rely
> on it being stable.

How about 2008.27.0, 2008.27.1, 2008.28.0, ...
David