Even Numbered Kernels

[Tim Alberts]

Simple, the even Kernels are production/stable while the odd kernels are
test/development.


On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 17:56 -0500, Steven Pasternak wrote:
> How come the big popular kernels are even numbered minor releases? Kernel 2.0, 
> 2.2, 2.4, and 2.6 are the only ones used. Why don't (or didn't) distros ship 
> with 2.1, 2.3, and 2.5 kernels? I checked debian, redhat, suse, and mandrake 
> (with distrowatch.com) and all previous versions had the even kernels only. 
> Thanks!
> -Steven
>