On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 11:28:12AM +0800, Huacai Chen wrote: > Hi, all, > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 10:40 AM Baoquan He <bhe@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hi Boyang, > > > > On 08/11/22 at 10:02pm, Zhang Boyang wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > On 2022/8/1 05:43, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > > > (*) I'll likely call it 6.0 since I'm starting to worry about getting > > > > confused by big numbers again. > > > > > > Could you please consider name the next Linux release (5.20 or 6.0) "I love > > > linux" ? The number "5.20" is a wordplay in Chinese, which means "I love > > > you" [1], thus "Linux 5.20" can be read as "I love Linux" in Chinese. > > > > > > Even if next kernel version is 6.0, I think it's probably a good idea for > > > both Chinese-speakers and non-Chinese speakers to express our love to Linux > > > Kernel. > > > > Interesting idea, LOL. > > > > Yes, 520 means 'I love you' in chinese since it has the similar pronunciation > > with '我爱你'. I even don't remember since when May 20th becomes another > > holiday similar to Valentine's day in China. While I have complicated feeling > > about 520. It means on each May 20th, I also need prepare gift for my wife. I > > am not a romantic person, preparing gift to lover is always a torture to me. > > So almost each May 20th day, Valentine's day, double seventh festival which is > > a traditional Valentine's day, I will become nervous, and it ends up > > with a satisfactory gift, or a bunch of flower and a digital red envelope with > > 520￥ and then complainment and blame in next two weeks. > > > > So, for naming next release as '5.20', I will vote for it w/o hesitance. No need > > to prepare gift, and can express our love to Linux kernel, it sounds > > awesome. > > > > Meanwhile, I would remind people to take it easy. Whether the suggestion > > is accepted or not, it doesn't impact the fact that linux may have > > become part of our life, not just our work, considering many kernel developers > > are workoing form home. But if you have boasted to your girlfriend > > or wife, and want to take this as a gift to her, you should try harder to > > convince Linus. > > > > Thanks > > Baoquan > Frankly, I agree with Boyang and Baoquan. :) +1, I'm fine with either approach. If there is a 5.20 version, that is fine. The traditional Valentine's day of China is `Qixi Festival` which is the seventh day of the seventh lunisolar month on the Chinese lunisolar calendar [1]. There are also other somewhat special days in China such as `Programmer day` (Oct, 24 each year), yet I'm not sure if anyone out of China heard of it. Personally I think 521 (yi vs ni) sounds more similar to "我爱你" in Mandarin Chinese and who knows how many special days for couples -- since I'm single. ;) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qixi_Festival Thanks, Gao Xiang > > Huacai > > > > > > > > The name of Linux kernel release has a long history of play-on-words [2]. > > > For example, 5.15 is named "Trick or Treat" and 5.17 is named "Superb Owl". > > > > > > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Internet_slang > > > > > > [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel_version_history > > > > > > Thanks and regards, > > > Zhang Boyang > > > > >
