Help Linus decide what to call the next kernel [LWN.net]

Help Linus decide what to call the next kernel

Posted Feb 15, 2015 15:39 UTC (Sun) by fandingo (guest, #67019)
In reply to: Help Linus decide what to call the next kernel by kreijack
Parent article: Help Linus decide what to call the next kernel

> I disagree. Ok for 4.0 as a LTS, but the 4.1 what would means ?

That's not what the recommendation is. The major version number rolls over *after* the LTS release. If the current release were to become LTS, then LTS is 3.19. For subsequent bugfixes to that LTS, they could either do 3.20, 3.21, etc., or 3.19.1, 3.19.2, etc.

The next kernel release would be 4.0. Then, at some later point, there's a 4.15 (or whatever) that becomes LTS, and the kernel next regular release becomes 5.0.

The *last* minor release number for a major version is the LTS, not the first minor release number for a major version.

I don't like the idea, though, probably because I don't use LTS kernels. I'd rather do it date based. I would rather avoid the Y2K problem and use YYYY.MM, though.

Help Linus decide what to call the next kernel

Posted Feb 16, 2015 17:43 UTC (Mon) by Kamilion (subscriber, #42576) [Link] (1 responses)

Rolling over to a higher Major version on the heels of LTS kernels somewhere around the fingers-and-toes mark does indeed sound like a pretty good plan. It's been around four years since the last major bump; at this rate, we'd be at linux 10.0.0 around 2043, and 20.0.0 by 2083. That's a pretty reasonable progression rate that could outlast Linus's Head In A Jar, if Futurama's anything to go by.

Help Linus decide what to call the next kernel

Posted Feb 17, 2015 14:51 UTC (Tue) by mathstuf (subscriber, #69389) [Link]

But then Linus won't have any fingers *or* toes to count on and we'll start using just a major version number ;) .