kernel-sourcecode-2.6.7-1.481, naming?

[Arjan van de Ven]

On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 19:32, Lars wrote:
> hi
> 
> one minor thing, kernel-sourcecode-2.6.7-1.481 changelog says:
> 
> * Tue Jul 13 2004 Arjan van de Ven <arjanv at redhat.com>
> - updated voluntary preempt
> - 2.6.8-rc1
> 
> so shouldn't the package called something like kernel-sourcecode-2.6.8.xxx ?

ah the eternal dillema...... there's no one true answer.

I keep it 2.6.7 for basically 3 reasons:
1) the tarbal is still called linux-2.6.7.tar.bz
2) it's easier in the spec; rpm has some odd naming/versioning rules for
-rc and the like, it's a lot easier to only go to a newer version on
actually reaching that new version.
3) Some people really get upset if you call something 2.6.8 before 2.6.8
is officially released. And send flames. And complain on slashdot how
much it sucks. And .. And ...


I can see the other side of the fence as well (it's almost 2.6.8) but
the "tarbal" argument so far won the argument ;). 

(fwiw the original fc2 ga kernel was 2.6.6-rc or so, and the current
erratum is 2.6.7-rc)

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