Re: [RFC] Kernel version numbering scheme change

[H. Peter Anvin]

Greg KH wrote:
> > I think it's both visually cumbersome and has the problem that it is harder 
> > to predict future releases.  The first problem can be dealt with by simply 
> > subtracting 2000 from the year (Altera uses this scheme for their EDA 
> > tools, and I didn't realize it for quite a while because it looked so 
> > natural), but the second is still a problem.
>
> What is the "problem" of predicting future releases?  What relies on the
> actual number being "correct" some random time in the future?

We already have the 2.6.28-rc series; and we are already talking about 
2.6.29 features.

We *really* don't want 2008.3-rc4 to be followed by 2009.1-rc5.  That is 
the kind of stuff that make script makers want to strangle developers 
alive with their own intestines.

	-hpa
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