[arch-general] Future of 'kernel26'

[Víctor]

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 6:28 AM, XeCycle <xecycle at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 12:20:46PM -0300, Bernardo Barros wrote:
>> Hi there,
>>
>> There are rumors that the next version number of the Linux Kernel is
>> going to be 3.0.
>> Since we choosed 'kernel26' as the package name, we will have to
>> modify it anyway.
>> Why not just 'linux 3.0'? Just an idea.. since we have the fellow
>> project 'Arch Hurd' providing 'hurd' as an alternative different
>> kernel already.
>
> I'd like to suggest a more complex name:
> "linux-kernel". Related packages can be called
> "linux-api-headers", "linux-docs".
>
> Perhaps we may provide alternative kernels? With names like
> these, we may get a brand new project named "Arch Operating
> System", providing Linux, BSD, Hurd or even more as kernels,
> and users are free to choose any one. Well, this is really
> interesting. It'd be the first OS to provide multiple
> kernels!
>
>> Best,
>> Bernardo
>

Actually Debian already provides the Linux, FreeBSD and Hurd kernels.

Best regards,
Víctor