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[-] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 108 points 7 months ago

It's more logical than Linux's version numbering system:

Does the major version number (4.x vs 5.x) mean anything?

No. The major version number is incremented when the number after the dot starts looking "too big." There is literally no other reason.

https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html

[-] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 38 points 7 months ago

And «too big» for Linus is around 20.

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 22 points 7 months ago

See that's totally logical, but it makes more human sense than computer sense.

[-] Midnitte@beehaw.org 19 points 7 months ago

It's logical if Linus has some numbers autism

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 7 months ago

Hmm, guy who wrote his own kernel because he didn't like the ones that existed. I'm sure he's totally neurotypical. /s

[-] sip@programming.dev 6 points 7 months ago

idk for me it's easier to rember ex xdna was merged on 6.14 than 2.253

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