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Linux kernel 6.12 has been released

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147 points nitinreddy88 | 3 comments | 18 Nov 24 03:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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rurban[dead post] ◴[18 Nov 24 06:03 UTC] No.42170111[source]▶
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aorth ◴[18 Nov 24 06:08 UTC] No.42170139[source]▶
A new major release of the Linux kernel happens every ~8 weeks. There are usually 7 or 8 release candidates (-rc1, rc2, etc) released on successive Sundays during that period, followed by a release of the major version. That's the workflow the Linux kernel has used for years.
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1. fsh ◴[18 Nov 24 06:32 UTC] No.42170252[source]▶
Linus Torvalds can do whatever he wants. Fork it if you don't like it.
2. salomonk_mur ◴[18 Nov 24 06:35 UTC] No.42170266[source]▶
Actually, yeah, everyone in the world can pretty much go and invent their own random version numbering scheme if they want to.

And Linus Torvalds particularly.

3. sevg ◴[18 Nov 24 06:39 UTC] No.42170289[source]▶
What a strange comment. Are you trolling?

Yes, projects can use their own version scheme.

The Linux kernel has been using this version scheme for over a decade. If you think it's inconsistent then that's a you problem.