Episode 5 - Version Numbering at Linux Reality

Episode 5 - Version Numbering

Published March 15th, 2006 in Podcast, mp3 and ogg

In this episode: over 100 pins on the LR Frappr map; international Linux adoption; listener feedback; my two favorite beers; version numbering as it applies to the Linux kernel and Linux distributions; how the movie Toy Story is relevant to the Debian GNU/Linux distribution; Ubuntu naming and numbering conventions.

Running time: 25:04

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1 BR Mar 15th, 2006 at 10:28 am

Just listened to this new episode and really enjoyed it.

You have a real gift for explaining things in an easy-to-understand way. This podcast is a real gem. Thank you very much for your hard work.
2 Freddy Mar 15th, 2006 at 4:40 pm

I’m surprised at how the various distros use a different numbering scheme. I know about the numbering of the kernel, but just the ubuntu numbering system surpised me.
3 treehead Mar 15th, 2006 at 6:06 pm

;love the opening-feedback-topic-wrapup-preview format. stick with it.

;treehead
4 Bill Kenney Mar 17th, 2006 at 10:34 am

First, many thanks for the podcast. Great show.

May I also offer the fact that the fact that a Distro moves from one version to the next does not necessarily mean that the reason for thatis the correction of errors in the previous version.

Because the majority of computer users use an OS out of Redmond WA they see constant changes to that due to fixes and patches. It’s my understanding that that occurs once per week minimum. A Linux Distro changing revisions mostly means the incorporation of new features and functions of the many packages used within the Distribution. Not fixes.

Let me use an example.

Mandrake (now Mandriva) Version 10.2 is actually quite a good and stable Distro. The fact that stable Mandriva is now at “2006.0″ means that the newer version(s) does things in newer ways and in the minds of some folks maybe not better.

We/I use Mandriva 10.2 in one of our larger projects simply because that is a very good and stable OS platform. We continue to deliver our product using that OS and will continue to do so for years to come. We are not forced to “2006.x” because there is something fundamentally wrong with 10.2.

Bill Kenney
Linux User 277211