Linux Kernel 2.6.8 Released. Oh wait, it's 2.6.8.1

Gleng writes "The latest Linux Kernel, 2.6.8 has been released. The changelog is here. Don't download that though! A follow up to patch it to version 2.6.8.1 has been released, which fixes an NFS client bug in 2.6.8. The mini-changelog is here."

Comments

First kernel...

[Ianoo]

Is this the first production kernel with a w.x.y.z numbering scheme instead of the more usual w.x.y? I can't help but wonder how many poorly written version checking Perl scripts this will break...

Entirely untested, but Obviously Correct(TM)

[tod_miller]

"Entirely untested, but Obviously Correct(TM)"

Nice changelogs! *runs and installs*. I tend to wait until a major release to a nice looking distro before I upgrade. That is me though, just a user...

Pats on backs all round though!

Quote from Linus (Re:First kernel...)

[blwrd]

On Sat, 14 Aug 2004, Christoph Hellwig wrote:

>>
>> Cane we make this 2.6.9 to avoid breaking all kinds of scripts
>> expecting
>> three-digit kernel versions?

Well, we've been discussing the 2.6.x.y format for a while, so I see
this
as an opportunity to actually do it... Will it break automated scripts?
Maybe. But on the other hand, we'll never even find out unless we try it
some time.

Linus

Re:Quote from Linus (Re:First kernel...)

[spitefulcrow]

What about people using RC versions? Or kernel sources patched by distribution vendors that have a dozen things in the extra version (linux-2.6.7-gentoo-r11, etc.)