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[News] New Linux Version Numbers to Become 2008.x, 2009.x...?

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Kernel Log: No unstable series; Linux 2008.7; dealing with security fixes

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| He does not want to simply drop the 2.6 prefix – he and others do not like 
| such high version numbers. That is why he is considering a model that roughly  
| corresponds to the year and month – Linux 2.6.26 might then be called 2008.7. 
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http://www.heise-online.co.uk/open/Kernel-Log-No-unstable-series-Linux-2008-7-dealing-with-security-fixes--/news/111143

It's good from a marketing perspective.


Recent:

Kernel Release Numbering Redux

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| For many years, each Linux kernel release was assigned a series of three
| numbers, X.Y.Z, with an even Y indicating a "stable" release, and an odd Y
| indicating an "unstable" development release. Z was incremented for each
| individual kernel release.
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http://kerneltrap.org/Linux/Kernel_Release_Numbering_Redux
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