On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 17:56:58 -0500 Steven Pasternak <stevenp500@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> insightfully noted: SP>How come the big popular kernels are even numbered minor releases? SP>Kernel 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, and 2.6 are the only ones used. Why don't (or SP>didn't) distros ship with 2.1, 2.3, and 2.5 kernels? I checked debian, SP>redhat, suse, and mandrake (with distrowatch.com) and all previous SP>versions had the even kernels only. Thanks! SP>-Steven SP> ===================== Odd numbers were (are) reserved for test, or development, releases. Linus' decision, I believe..... Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali
