Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751669AbYJTF3c (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:29:32 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750745AbYJTF3Y (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:29:24 -0400 Received: from terminus.zytor.com ([198.137.202.10]:49915 "EHLO terminus.zytor.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750755AbYJTF3Y (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:29:24 -0400 Message-ID: <48FC1727.4030403@zytor.com> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:29:11 -0700 From: "H. Peter Anvin" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (X11/20080723) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Alexandre Oliva CC: "H. Peter Anvin" , Greg KH , Alan Cox , Adrian Bunk , Linus Torvalds , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC] Kernel version numbering scheme change References: <20081016002509.GA25868@kroah.com> <20081016124943.GE23630@cs181140183.pp.htv.fi> <20081016151748.GA31075@kroah.com> <20081016153053.GJ5834@nostromo.devel.redhat.com> <20081016154726.GA6331@kroah.com> <20081016171626.GB22554@cs181140183.pp.htv.fi> <20081017040239.GB28188@kroah.com> <20081017103138.1ca68d17@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> <48F8C000.8030003@kernel.org> <20081017174226.GF2221@kroah.com> <48F98DE2.8030205@kernel.org> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1138 Lines: 28 Alexandre Oliva wrote: > >> We *really* don't want 2008.3-rc4 to be followed by 2009.1-rc5. >> That is the kind of stuff that make script makers want to strangle >> developers alive with their own intestines. > > +1 > > Not that I care one way or the other. It's just that I don't see how > your response bears any relationship with the point Greg made. It's > just a distraction. We're talking about how to label releases, not > about guessing the release date of a kernel months ahead. One you > label it, it stays that way. > Uhm, so what happens when a release starts with an -rc stage intended for 2008 release, and then comes out in 2009? You either have to leave it at 2008, which would be confusing (I think this is what M$ did in at least one case), or you have to have an in-release-cycle change. Plus, of course, it makes it hard to talk about future releases. -hpa -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/