Re: Linux 3.0-rc1

From: Tarkan Erimer
Date: Mon May 30 2011 - 02:46:41 EST

On 05/30/2011 05:04 AM, Greg KH wrote:
On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 06:30:32PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
Yay! Let the bikeshed painting discussions about version numbering
begin (or at least re-start).

I decided to just bite the bullet, and call the next version 3.0. It
will get released close enough to the 20-year mark, which is excuse
enough for me, although honestly, the real reason is just that I can
no longe rcomfortably count as high as 40.

The whole renumbering was discussed at last years Kernel Summit, and
there was a plan to take it up this year too. But let's face it -
what's the point of being in charge if you can't pick the bike shed
color without holding a referendum on it? So I'm just going all
alpha-male, and just renumbering it. You'll like it.

Now, my alpha-maleness sadly does not actually extend to all the
scripts and Makefile rules, so the kernel is fighting back, and is
calling itself 3.0.0-rc1. We'll have the usual 6-7 weeks to wrestle it
into submission, and get scripts etc cleaned up, and the final release
should be just "3.0". The -stable team can use the third number for
their versioning.
Wonderful, I personally really appreciate this, as I think the numbering
sequence of the kernel affects me the most at times with the stable
work.

What kind of whiskey should I get for you in Tokyo. Any
recommendations?

greg "happy as a clam" k-h
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My suggestion is "Jack Daniel's Silver Select", if Linus desires of course :-)


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