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Re:Linux Kernel 6.0 by smashed on Sunday October 02, 2022 @11:42PM (#33063247)
The last release number was 5.19.

Linux 6.0 could have been versioned as 5.20 but Linus chose 6.0 out of thin air. Nothing more nothing less.

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Re:Linux Kernel 6.0 by usr1106 on Monday October 03, 2022 @11:14AM (#33068643)
4.20 exists, but 3.20 and 5.20 don't. I don't think there is any meaning to the numbers. It has been "the next release" since the 2.15 branch has been abandoned.
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