-----Original Message-----
From: Gavin M. Roy <gavinroy@nextpath.com>
To: ralf@uni-koblenz.de <ralf@uni-koblenz.de>; Anthony Barbachan
<barbacha@Hinako.AMBusiness.com>; Kernel Mailing List
<linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>
Date: Wednesday, December 30, 1998 4:18 AM
Subject: Re: I vote for incrimenting the version number to 3.0.0, Re:
Linux-2.2.0 (pre1)
>Not to mention usually, and I believe in the case of Linux, major
versioning
>is layed out ahead of time, with certain goals in mind. i.e. the 2.2
>kernels have a certain goal-set, the 3.0 kernels have a certain goal set.
>Making the versioning "sound" more impressive isn't the goal here. The
goal
>is to create an organized, stable OS kernel. Than means making a roadmap
>and sticking to it.
>
>My 2 cents, anyway (c:
>
>Gavin
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <ralf@uni-koblenz.de>
>To: Anthony Barbachan <barbacha@Hinako.AMBusiness.com>; Kernel Mailing List
><linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 10:34 AM
>Subject: Re: I vote for incrimenting the version number to 3.0.0, Re:
>Linux-2.2.0 (pre1)
>
>
>>On Mon, Dec 28, 1998 at 10:07:50PM -0500, Anthony Barbachan wrote:
>>
>>> With all the changes in the upcomming kernel, as well as the time
>invested
>>> in its development, it seams to me that perhaps we should release it as
>>> 3.0.0. 2.2 makes it sound like an incrimental release, not much
>different
>>> than 2.0.x. Besides which 3.0.0 sounds much more sellable to future
>>> potential customers/users who are used to MS's (as well as others') bad
>>> habit of taking three versions to get thing right.
>>
>>Number cosmetics ...
>>
>> Ralf
>>
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