Archive: https://archive.today/OpTqg From the post: >>As The Register has previously reported, kernel boss Linus Torvalds doesn’t think kernel version numbers signify anything important, but he feels that once a release series reaches x.19 it’s worth rolling over to x.0 to avoid confusion. His Sunday release announcement for version 7.0 therefore represents a normal kernel release that just happens to feature a round number. However, Torvalds’ release announcement features something a little unusual.