Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (422 mails)

[Patrick Shanahan <paka@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

* Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxx> [12-16-10 12:10]:
> So, that means we stick with the 11.X series for a long time?  Or we
> should redefine what the rules should be :)
>
> However, we do have things in 11.4 that seem much "larger" than normal:
>       - systemd, a major way the boot process works, speeding things
>         up massively
>       - all wireless devices supported by open drivers
>       - major 3d open driver advancements
>       - large KDE advancements from previous releases
>       - Tumbleweed providing "rolling" updates
>       - possible MeeGo(tm) "spin" for netbooks
>
> So, given that, I'd say this is as good a time as any to advance the
> major number.  Otherwise, what specifically is it going to take to move
> the major number that could possibly happen in the next few years.

Not.  I agree that 11.4 has been presented and *should* continue.

Major numbers should reflect and follow major kernel changes, then there
is a standard and no debate about the version numbers and if required
11.9 should be followed by 11.a or 11.10.
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