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Kernel version number question

Posted Jun 5, 2011 7:45 UTC (Sun) by kragil (subscriber, #34373)
In reply to: Kernel version number question by przemoc
Parent article: A conversation with Linus at LinuxCon Japan

Going "decimal" gets my vote.

So after 3.9 4.O should be the next version.
That would mean that every 2 to 3 years there would be new major number.

Simple and beautiful IMO.

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