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.

Comments

Re:Really? That's important ?

[master5o1]

Clearly 3.0.0 is 0.4.60 more advanced than 2.6.40.

Re:Really? That's important ?

[maeka]

Clearly 3.0.0 is 0.4.60 more advanced than 2.6.40.

Oh shit! Are you telling me there is a regression in how LInux does arithmetic?

Re:This gives the impression that 2.6.40 is more

[chocapix]

That's a bold statement.

Re:Really? That's important ?

[Bing Tsher E]

Actually, he was calculating it in his head because OpenOffice Calc was taking too long to load.

Version numbers in the real world

[dargaud]

In the real (read 'commercial app') world, I've noticed that version numbers go something like this (not all version numbers shown):

• 0.2 // It's not even working on our developper's PC
• 0.4 // We can't sell that yet
• 0.8 // We are trying to sell it
• 1.0 // We are selling it
• 1.1 // Now it works, we swear
• 1.4 // OK, now it's stable
• 2.0 // We know you wouldn't shell out for version 1.5
• 3.0 // Just to keep you updating
• 9 // Honestly we lost track of the minor number too
• 13 // No real difference with version 9
• 2005 // Well, our customers were losing track of the major version number too, so that'll make it easier for them
• 2008 // Hey fatty, time to upgrade, you previous one is 4 years old now, can't you count ?
• 2010 // No change, but, hey, time passes fast
• 1.0 // We had to rename it