Linux’s Rocky Road to Rolling Releases - The New Stack
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The way the keepers of the Linux increment the version numbers of their kernel releases, and how its users think these releases are numbered, are two different things. And now the Linux kernel community is trying to reconcile public perception with reality.
  • Lvxferre@lemmy.ml
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    4 years ago

    I think the article handles well the message that version numbers are meaningful for users, and that developers should be a bit more careful with them than just “ah, I got 20 fingers/toes so it’s up to 20”.