Personally i could live without the 4 part numbers of the stable series.
When you bump down the third position to second, then fill the third one
with a dummy/fixed for the "Linus" release, the way is free for stable
releases that don't feel so stapled to the side.
So with either .0 or .1 for the "Linus" release the next kernel could be:
2.8.0 or 2.8.1
(I would skip 2.7, because it is still perceived as the next development
Version.)
The stable releases then increment the third number and the next Linus
release could be 2.9.x because i don't think after 2.8 any skipping of
uneven numbers would be needed anymore.
In Short: "Back to the roots" with a "good old" 3 part version numbers,
with stable releases "build into the numbering scheme" instead of
stapled to the side.
Bis denn
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