Re: [RFC] Kernel version numbering scheme change

Alan Cox
2008-10-17T19:45:53Z

On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:41:27 -0700
Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 10:31:38AM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > So I proposed an alternative, YEAR.NUMBER. The year is easy to keep
> >
> > Which calendaring system ?
>
> I'm almost afraid to ask, but "which one would you prefer"? :)

The standard one shipped and supported by util-linux for the past 15 or
more years

$ ddate
Today is Setting Orange, the 71st day of Bureaucracy in the YOLD 3174