[ale] kernel numbering

[Sonali Parikh]

 From a previous story on /. :

" ...Linux creator Linus Torvalds decided against trying to add meaning 
to the odd/even least significant number. Instead, the new plan is to go 
from the current 2.6.x numbering to a finer-grained 2.6.x.y. Linus will 
continue to maintain only the 2.6.x releases, and the -rc releases in 
between. Others will add trivial patches to create the 2.6.x.y releases...."

Sonali

Greg Freemyer wrote:

>I just saw that kernel.org has 2.6.11.2 available.
>
>I don't remember ever seeing a 4-number kernel revision straight from
>kernel.org before.
>
>Does it imply a new method of releases, or did a couple critical bugs
>get out that were immediately fixed?
>
>Greg
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