On Sat, 14 Aug 2004, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> 
> Cane we make this 2.6.9 to avoid breaking all kinds of scripts expecting
> three-digit kernel versions?

Well, we've been discussing the 2.6.x.y format for a while, so I see this 
as an opportunity to actually do it... Will it break automated scripts? 
Maybe. But on the other hand, we'll never even find out unless we try it 
some time.

		Linus