Re: Fun topic: name that branch!

Guest section DW (dwguest@win.tue.nl)
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 14:45:12 +0200 (MET DST)


From: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox)

> 0.* tso
> 1.0.* drew

Wouldn't it make more sense to use a logical naming scheme

Yes.

stable-1996
unstable-1996

How inconvenient. The names are too long, and moreover,
it is easier to talk about versions than about years.
I recall the 0.99pl8 times, but was it 1993? Would
have to check. There is no guarantee about a nice matching
between kernel versions and years.

How to name 1.0.*? Well, just 1.0.
And if some silly identifier restriction wants a starting letter,
or no periods, then a transformation like v1.0 or v1_0 would do.

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