kernel-sourcecode-2.6.7-1.481, naming?

Lars terraformers at gmx.net
Mon Jul 12 18:14:42 UTC 2004


ah, see
whatever it is named, i will use/test it :)

thanks!
lars



Arjan van de Ven wrote:

> 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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