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Fawzy Ibrahim <[email protected]>
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Linux-kernel version numbers After Linux kernel version 1.0 was released on March 14, 1994, the loosely knit Linux development community adopted a version-numbering scheme. Version numbers such as 1.X.Y and 2.X.Y, where X is an even number, are considered the stable versions. The last number, Y, is the patch level, which is incremented as problems are fixed. For example, 2.6.5 is a typical, stable version of the Linux kernel. Notice that these version numbers are in the form of three integers separated by periods — Major.Minor.Patch — where Major and Minor are numbers denoting the major and minor version numbers, and Patch is another number representing the patch level. Version numbers of the form 2.X.Y with an odd X number are beta releases for developers only; they may be unstable, so you should not adopt such versions for day-to-day use. For example, when you look at version 2.5.75 of the Linux kernel, notice the 5 — that tells you it’s a beta release. Developers add new features to these odd-numbered versions of Linux. SPONSORED LINKS Linux operating system Linux Hosting linux unix web Unix vs linux Linux operating system download Free linux operating system download ---------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS - Visit your group "Linux_Egypt " on the web. - To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] - Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service . ----------