On Tue, 16 Nov 2004, Michal Jaegermann wrote: > Is there some deeper significance in a version numbering for the > current kernel from rawhide? The previous one was 2.6.9-1.667 and > the one which showed up recently, with a build date "Mon 15 Nov 2004 > 05:58:14 PM MST" is 2.6.9-1.650_devel. Of course yum will not pick > it up as already a "newer" one is quite likely installed; even if > its build date is "Tue 02 Nov 2004 01:24:30 PM MST". Even 'rpm' has > to be gently persuaded before it will stoop to installing something > so "older". > > My guess is that this will quite likely limit an exposure of this > kernel to testers. It sounds like a problem that occured previously. Two different developers with two different revision number schemes. -- Q: Why do programmers confuse Halloween and Christmas? A: Because OCT 31 == DEC 25.