Re: The naming wars continue...

[Giuseppe Bilotta]

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> 
> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> > 
> > I do agree that the pre and rc names gave a strong hint that (-pre) new 
> > features would be considered or (-rc) it's worth doing more serious 
> > testing.
> 
> Well, I actually do try to _explain_ in the kernel mailing list 
> annoucements what it going on.
> 
> One of the reasons I don't like "-rcX" vs "-preX" is that they are so 
> meaningless. In contrast, when I actually do the write-up on a patch, I 
> tend to explain what I expect to have changed, and if I feel we're getting 
> ready for a release, I'll say something like
> 
> 	..
> 
> 	Ok,
> 	 trying to make ready for the real 2.6.9 in a week or so, so please give
> 	this a beating, and if you have pending patches, please hold on to them
> 	for a bit longer, until after the 2.6.9 release. It would be good to have
> 	a 2.6.9 that doesn't need a dot-release immediately ;)
> 
> 	....
> 
> which is a hell of a lot more descriptive, in my opinion.

Yeah but try fitting that in the extraversion. Maybe we should 
use -hopstt(hold on patches, stress-test this) for this kind of 
stuff, and -beo (bring 'em on) for the "early" -rcX ... :)

-- 
Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

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                  (Roger Waters)

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