Linux v2.6.0-test1

[Kurt Wall]

Hmm. The march towards 2.6 begins:


----- Forwarded message from Linus Torvalds <torvalds at osdl.org> -----

> From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds at osdl.org>
> To: Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org>
> Date:	Sun, 13 Jul 2003 20:59:07 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Linux v2.6.0-test1
> 
> 
> Ok,
>  the naming should be familiar - it's the same deal as with 2.4.0.
> 
> One difference is that while 2.4.0 took about 7 months from the pre1 to 
> the final release, I hope (and believe) that we have fewer issues facing 
> us in the current 2.6.0. But very obviously there are going to be a
> few test-releases before the real thing.
> 
> The point of the test versions is to make more people realize that they
> need testing and get some straggling developers realizing that it's too
> late to worry about the next big feature. I'm hoping that Linux vendors
> will start offering the test kernels as installation alternatives, and
> do things like make upgrade internal machines, so that when the real
> 2.6.0 does happen, we're all set.
> 
> 		Linus

----- End forwarded message -----

Kurt
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