Kernel Naming Convention:

[Dawes, Stephen]

Thanks. 
'and I would assume that the -spk in the rpms that Bill creates
symbolizes that the kernel is patched with speakup.



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca 
> [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Luke Yelavich
> Sent: 2004 August 06 7:54 AM
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: Re: Kernel Naming Convention:
> 
> On Fri, Aug 06, 2004 at 11:48:51PM EST, Dawes, Stephen wrote:
> > Can anyone explain the kernel naming convention that 
> kernel.org uses?
> > Additionally, the naming convention that Bill uses on the 
> kernel rpms 
> > that he creates.
> > 
> > For Example,
> > 2.6.8-rc3-bk1
> > 
> > I know what the first part is, 2.6.8, but what does the rest mean?
> 
> The rc3 means release candidate 3, and bk1 means that it is 
> the first snapshot from the kernel bitkeeper tree. Bitkeeper 
> is used to manage the kernel source for developers, as far as 
> I know, and periodical snapshots are taken and made available 
> on the site.
> 
> Luke 
> 
> 
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