From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
To: "Hans J. Koch" <hjk@linutronix.de>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Kernel version numbering scheme change
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:21:38 +0200 (CEST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0810161720190.25933@anakin> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20081016091538.GA2951@local>
On Thu, 16 Oct 2008, Hans J. Koch wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 05:25:09PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > Benefits of this is it more accuratly represents to people just how old
> > the kernel they are currently running is (2.6.9 would be have been
> > 2004.9.0 on this naming scheme.)
>
> That would be a nice advantage, especially in embedded land where
> industry people frequently use ancient kernels. OTOH, those people also
> still use Windows 2000 without realizing what the "2000" implies.
If you want to leapfrog Microsoft (and perhaps want to bring a tribute
to UNIX at the same time?), just call the next version Linux 7.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
--
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org
In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
-- Linus Torvalds
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Thread overview: 113+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-10-16 0:25 [RFC] Kernel version numbering scheme change Greg KH
2008-10-16 1:03 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-10-16 1:51 ` David Sanders
2008-10-16 2:18 ` Greg KH
2008-10-16 7:02 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2008-10-16 7:34 ` david
2008-10-18 21:44 ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-10-19 1:52 ` david
2008-10-19 2:44 ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-10-16 8:21 ` el es
2008-10-16 9:09 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-10-16 9:33 ` el es
2008-10-16 10:05 ` el es
2008-10-16 10:14 ` Kristoffer Ericson
2008-10-16 17:30 ` david
2008-10-16 9:15 ` Hans J. Koch
2008-10-16 15:21 ` Geert Uytterhoeven [this message]
2008-10-18 21:56 ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-10-16 12:49 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-10-16 15:17 ` Greg KH
2008-10-16 15:30 ` Bill Nottingham
2008-10-16 15:47 ` Greg KH
2008-10-16 17:16 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-10-17 4:02 ` Greg KH
2008-10-17 4:26 ` Grant Coady
2008-10-17 4:53 ` Randy Dunlap
2008-10-17 9:31 ` Alan Cox
2008-10-17 16:40 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-10-17 17:42 ` Greg KH
2008-10-18 7:18 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-10-18 7:38 ` 2.6.28-rc1 --> 2.8.0-rc1; 2.6.27.y --> 2.6.28 [Re: [RFC] Kernel version numbering scheme change] Dominik Brodowski
2008-10-18 7:47 ` Mikael Abrahamsson
2008-10-20 3:48 ` [RFC] Kernel version numbering scheme change Alexandre Oliva
2008-10-20 5:29 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-10-20 7:13 ` Alexandre Oliva
2008-10-20 18:55 ` Alex Howells
2008-10-20 20:21 ` Greg KH
2008-10-21 19:52 ` Alex Howells
2008-10-22 0:41 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2008-10-22 4:15 ` Grant Coady
2008-10-22 8:58 ` Alex Howells
2008-10-22 9:11 ` Alan Cox
2008-10-22 18:11 ` Stefan Richter
2008-10-21 18:54 ` Stefan Richter
2008-10-17 17:41 ` Greg KH
2008-10-17 19:45 ` Alan Cox
2008-10-17 21:42 ` Greg KH
2008-10-16 16:46 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-10-17 3:47 ` Greg KH
2008-10-17 6:47 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-10-17 7:55 ` Greg KH
2008-10-17 8:16 ` Steven Noonan
2008-10-17 17:46 ` Greg KH
2008-10-17 19:06 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2008-10-17 21:44 ` Greg KH
2008-10-17 19:47 ` Alan Cox
2008-10-17 21:44 ` Greg KH
2008-10-17 22:14 ` Matthias Schniedermeyer
2008-10-17 22:49 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2008-10-18 1:23 ` david
2008-10-18 23:14 ` Jiri Kosina
2008-10-19 1:50 ` david
2008-10-19 12:51 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2008-10-19 16:29 ` david
2008-10-19 17:45 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2008-10-19 17:47 ` david
2008-10-19 17:57 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2008-10-18 8:45 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-10-18 23:17 ` Jiri Kosina
2008-10-19 3:35 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-10-20 20:30 ` Greg KH
2008-10-20 20:54 ` Felipe Balbi
2008-10-20 21:06 ` Greg KH
2008-10-20 21:58 ` Arnd Bergmann
2008-10-20 22:24 ` Felipe Balbi
2008-10-21 19:11 ` Stefan Richter
2008-10-21 19:16 ` Felipe Balbi
2008-10-18 22:33 ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-10-19 18:33 ` Greg KH
2008-10-19 19:51 ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-10-19 23:40 ` david
2008-10-18 22:38 ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-10-18 1:20 ` david
2008-10-18 8:32 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-10-17 8:56 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-10-17 10:06 ` Peter Zijlstra
2008-10-17 11:18 ` Alexey Dobriyan
2008-10-17 11:26 ` Peter Zijlstra
2008-10-17 11:32 ` Alexey Dobriyan
2008-10-17 15:30 ` Chris Friesen
2008-10-17 17:45 ` Greg KH
2008-10-18 9:01 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-10-18 10:04 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-10-18 11:08 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-10-18 11:50 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-10-18 12:28 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-10-18 13:48 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-10-18 14:13 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-10-16 14:26 ` markus reichelt
2008-10-16 15:35 ` Theodore Tso
2008-10-16 18:05 ` John Stoffel
2008-10-16 19:14 ` Harald Arnesen
2008-10-17 1:53 ` Dave Young
2008-10-17 9:05 ` Jike Song
2008-10-17 9:14 ` Dave Young
2008-10-20 3:49 ` Daniel Phillips
2008-10-16 15:18 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2008-10-17 1:26 ` Rob Landley
2008-10-17 12:46 ` Giacomo A. Catenazzi
2008-10-17 17:40 ` Greg KH
2008-10-18 1:32 ` david
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2008-10-16 2:10 H. Peter Anvin
2008-10-20 6:05 Denys Fedoryshchenko
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