Ubuntu kernel labeling scheme confuses the hell out of me.

[Tim Gardner]

Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 7:38 AM, Tim Gardner <tim.gardner at canonical.com> wrote:
>> Eric Appleman wrote:
>>> Why isn't 2.6.28-8 labeled as 2.6.28.6-8?
>>>
>>> - Eric
>>>
>> Because our version numbers encode the number of times the ABI has
>> changed since the release tree was created, and _not_ the stable update
>> release number (which in and of itself might cause an ABI change).
>>
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMaintenance#ABI
> 
> Which is unfortunate and hopefully can change? :)
> 
>   Luis
> 

It makes no sense to me to encode the stable update version in the
package version because there are often other unrelated bug fixes
bundled into the upload. What about those times when a kernel package is
uploaded without any stable upstream updates? IMHO, the version system
we have is serving its purpose.

rtg
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Tim Gardner tim.gardner at canonical.com