Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753554Ab1E3CDy (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 May 2011 22:03:54 -0400 Received: from out3.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.27]:43452 "EHLO out3.smtp.messagingengine.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752224Ab1E3CDx (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 May 2011 22:03:53 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: FpL8SpKh4ijHBOIm1B6LLH6Xnr5S7kWuvD24p+KVYj9g 1306721031 Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 10:04:57 +0800 From: Greg KH To: Linus Torvalds Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Linux 3.0-rc1 Message-ID: <20110530020457.GA6494@kroah.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1629 Lines: 35 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 -- 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/