On Wednesday, May 25, 2011 11:14:55 Sander Jansen wrote: > On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Thomas Bächler <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Am 25.05.2011 17:43, schrieb jesse jaara: > >> This is from recent kerbel mailing list post. A voice inside Torvals > >> head is telling hin that it would be time to go for 3.0 versioning > > > > Everyone, don't get too excited. The reasons for "Linux 3.0" are > > - "the numbers are getting too big" (2.6.40) > > - the 2.6 prefix has no meaning, and 3.0 for a release and 3.0.1 for a > > bugfix release is shorter than 2.6.40 anf 2.6.40.1 > > Of course, the 3. would still have no meaning.... :P > > Sander I heard from several reliable sources it'll be 2.8, not 3.0. Why not just call the package "kernel?"
