Re: Meaning of major kernel version number

Oliver Neukum (Oliver.Neukum@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Tue, 1 May 2001 23:01:11 +0200


On Tuesday, 1. May 2001 22:49, Erik Hensema wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A little question which may be a FAQ: what does the major version number
> [1] of the Linux kernel (still) mean? What is the policy on increasing the
> major version (eg. on what basis it is decided the next kernel isn't going
> to be 2.6 but 3.0)?

Our great fearless leader will talk with the penguin beyond the sky.

HTH
Oliver
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