Re: [RFC] Kernel version numbering scheme change

Jan Engelhardt
2008-10-19T02:44:54Z

On Saturday 2008-10-18 21:52, david@lang.hm wrote:
>> >
>> > pick a name when the merge window opens
>>
>> Hell no, we're not a distro.
>
> huh?
>
> we are picking the name for the next kernel far more in advance today (we know
> that the next kernel will be named 2.6.28, and the one after thta 2.6.29)

"name" is not the same as "version". When you say name, I get this:

$ grep NAME Makefile
NAME = Rotary Wombat

and we, hey, we already have names!

> I'm just saying, pick the name/number for the kernel based on when the merge
> window opened.

Yeah. I mean that's how it was done so far :)