Matthew Myers wrote:
>
> I am curious about why there are 9 Million different kernels. I was
> examining the 2.1 kernels and they number all the way up to .115. What is
> the point of this? If .95 is obviously an improved and better version than
> .94, why are people still trying to work bugs our of .95? Why not go on to
> the next and work on it?
Take a look at sites such as http://www.linuxhq.com./ There you will
learn that there's a system of numbering.
x.y.z
Where:
x is the major version
y is the minor version
z is the release
Even "y" means stable; thus, the lastest stable release is 2.0.36 or
something like that;
Odd "y" means development (unstable) version, thus, the lastest
development release is 2.1.115
When the 2.1 series is considered completed, it will be released as
2.2.0. If this hasn't happened yet, that's because there are still
important (that is, unstabilizing or crippling) bugs or missing
features.
Hope this helps...
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