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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.
I like his 3.0 commit message
"Version numbers? We can increment them!"
Thankfully, Linus hasn't rewritten the kernel in VB.
Also this version has codename "Sneaky Weasel"
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-VERSION = 2
-PATCHLEVEL = 6
-SUBLEVEL = 39
-EXTRAVERSION =
-NAME = Flesh-Eating Bats with Fangs
+VERSION = 3
+PATCHLEVEL = 0
+SUBLEVEL = 0
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
+NAME = Sneaky Weasel
I'd tell a UDP joke, but you may not get it. I'd tell a TCP joke, but I'd have to keep repeating it until you got it.
He is Finnish, but his first language is Swedish.
(PS. This is why you should not choose the language for your web site based on a geographical lookup of the IP address.)
IMHO it should have been done back with 2.6.19 or no later than 2.6.25. Better late than never though.
Oh really...
What about removal of the big kernel lock?
What about plug-in resource schedulers?
What about fast ip locking?
What about kernel video mode switching?
What about systemtap?
What about cgroups?
And much more...
When taken in combination, the growth of the Linux kernel since 2003 definitely warrants a major jump.
The issue is whether it should be 2.8 or 3.0. I would side with 3.0.
Because Linux is now ready for serious MP, both on a local and a cluster level. And these features are not "backwards portable".
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