funny way of numbering kernel versions

[Michal Jaegermann]

Is there some deeper significance in a version numbering for the
current kernel from rawhide?  The previous one was 2.6.9-1.667 and
the one which showed up recently, with a build date "Mon 15 Nov 2004
05:58:14 PM MST" is 2.6.9-1.650_devel.  Of course yum will not pick
it up as already a "newer" one is quite likely installed; even if
its build date is "Tue 02 Nov 2004 01:24:30 PM MST".  Even 'rpm' has
to be gently persuaded before it will stoop to installing something
so "older".

My guess is that this will quite likely limit an exposure of this
kernel to testers.

   Michal