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Torvalds schedules Linux kernel 5.0, then maybe delays 'meaningless' release

Kevin McMurtrie Silver badge
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Re: why use version numbers at all?

You still need version numbers due to parallel work in different forks. Versions X,Y,and Z might get simultaneous security patches. That makes X.0.1, Y.0.1, etc.

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