Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932114Ab1EaJX3 (ORCPT ); Tue, 31 May 2011 05:23:29 -0400 Received: from 1wt.eu ([62.212.114.60]:36527 "EHLO 1wt.eu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753378Ab1EaJX2 (ORCPT ); Tue, 31 May 2011 05:23:28 -0400 Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 11:23:21 +0200 From: Willy Tarreau To: Linus Torvalds Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Linux 3.0-rc1 Message-ID: <20110531092321.GA5511@1wt.eu> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1630 Lines: 37 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. Linus, two words : THANK YOU ! The 4-integer numbering was a real nightmare with kernel versions looking like IP addresses. Now it will get back to something more common and much more maintainable. Thanks again for this huge step forwards ! Willy -- 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/