Re: [RFC] Kernel naming convention in the merge phase

[H. Peter Anvin]

Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
> > > Yes - this was also my intention. I don't have any preferences if the 
> > > first commit after a release is named -merge or -rc0. But it should 
> > > point out that we're leaving the former stable release.
> >
> > Either way it'll take a bunch of work.
>
> Can you give any details?
>
> Why does tagging a -rc0 create any effort for anyone - except half a 
> minute for Linus?

Because it breaks all the robots which rely on the kernel naming scheme.

Again.

You already asked.

	-hpa
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