On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:15:58 -0800 Robert Miesen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi PLUGers. > > I was doing some routine maintenance on my Debian box and I noticed > that the Linux kernel is now up to version 3.2---and version 3.0 was > released less than 6 months ago. Has there been a fundamental shift > in the nomenclature of the kernel version numbers? Previously, all > even numbered minor releases were stable releases while all > odd-numbered minor releases were development / bleeding-edge > releases. But now a kernel version 3.1 is marked as being *stable* on > http://www.kernel.org! If there has been a change in the version > numbering scheme, could someone bring me up to speed on what the new > version numbering scheme is? The even/odd stable/development release numbering scheme went out the window starting with the 2.6 series of kernels. Now, development releases are marked "-rc<number>". Stable releases have regular version numbers, without the "-rc" tag. --Dale -- Ambition, n: An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead. -- Ambrose Bierce _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
