From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Message-ID: <54178FEB.3000606@canonical.com> Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:18:35 -0600 From: Tim Gardner MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Greg KH CC: Kamal Mostafa , kernel-team@lists.ubuntu.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, stable@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [3.13.y.z extended stable] Linux 3.13.11.7 stable review References: <1410818997-9432-1-git-send-email-kamal@canonical.com> <20140916000309.GA8853@kroah.com> In-Reply-To: <20140916000309.GA8853@kroah.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 09/15/2014 06:03 PM, Greg KH wrote: > On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 03:06:50PM -0700, Kamal Mostafa wrote: >> This is the start of the review cycle for the Linux 3.13.11.7 stable kernel. >> >> This version contains 187 new patches, summarized below. The new patches are >> posted as replies to this message and also available in this git branch: >> >> http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/linux.git;h=linux-3.13.y-review;a=shortlog >> >> git://kernel.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/linux.git linux-3.13.y-review >> >> The review period for version 3.13.11.7 will be open for the next three days. >> To report a problem, please reply to the relevant follow-up patch message. > > As I asked before, please change the name to not be x.y, it is confusing > for lots of people. > > Use the "normal" way of naming kernel releases, pick a few character > naming scheme please. > I think what Kamal said is that he would consider your request. I, however, don't think it wise to change version schemes mid-stream in an established series. Can you provide hard evidence that this version scheme is confusing lots of people ? I'm only aware of one complaint voiced by Peter Anvin at the kernel summit (http://lwn.net/Articles/608917/). rtg -- Tim Gardner tim.gardner@canonical.com