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Linus Renames 2.6.40 Kernel To Linux 3.0, Announces Release Candidate
An anonymous reader writes "Linus just released the first -rc of the next kernel series, but rather than continuing development as the Linux 2.6.40 kernel, he has renamed it to be the Linux 3.0 kernel." And he's tacked on a second dot and another zero (3.0.0), at least for now, because many scripts expect and rely on a three-part kernel version.
he was using ms excel to calculate the results.
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So are you part of a multi-account troll horde, or are you just making shit up?
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
A little less than ten years after 2.6.0, and the only reason for bumping up to 3.0 is "I felt like it." It's just a way of saying "We couldn't come up with anything really hard-hitting and we tried for a decade, so we'll just give up and spin the version number." I love Linux -- it runs all the "little boxes" everywhere. Places you need stability, to be out of the way, nothing fancy or interesting but still very important. I suppose it doesn't need further improvement, that's not Linus's fault. But you'll find me over in Microsoft land playing with new things. It's just more interesting. I stopped using Linux as my primary desktop three years ago and I haven't found a reason to go back...