Perhaps you missed my statement about not being interested in debating this topic? Steve Dawes writes: > Janina, > > Granted you wrote what you did in your first post, but it still does not > explain the naming convention that you are defending. > > Tell me where I am wrong here, and what of this is "irrelevant speculation " > > As I understand the RPM naming convention: > Program name - This is the name of the application, module, library, etc. > Version Major number - the latest version of the program. > Minor number - the minor version upgrade number of the major version, > Revision Number - the latest revision of the minor version. > The rpm build number - the latest rpm of the program > The Distribution the program is compiled under. > > So if I have it right, then > kernel-2.6.11-1.136_FC4.rpm tells me the following > Program name - kernel > Major number - 2 > Minor Number - 6 > Revision number - 11 > RPM build - 1.136 > Distribution - FC4. > > There is no "idle speculation " when I read an rpm name and it tells me the > above information. > So, you tell me in the naming convention where there is any mention of the > level to which the kernel is patched and what has been patched into it, and > as you put it: > "substantively the same as 2.6.12." I know that the kernel is "It is a > 2.6.11 > kernel", I acknowledged this fact in my earlier post and again above. > > How is FC not confusing the issue when they decide to make a 2.6.11 kernel > appear to be a 2.6.12 kernel by applying a number of patches to it and then > calling it a kernel that for all intent it isn't? > > There is no intent for a debate of who is right or wrong here Janina, all I > am doing is asking for clarification, and apparently, you aren't willing to > provide it. > > Oh yeah, I did do a google on this topic, and I am not the only one to think > this way. > > Steve > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org
