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Re:Linux Kernel 6.0 by awill on Sunday October 02, 2022 @11:59PM (#33063326)
you have 10 fingers and 10 toes. 10+10=20. So instead of 5.20, he named it 6.0
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Re:Linux Kernel 6.0 by GoblinSlayer on Monday October 03, 2022 @05:56AM (#33065381)
But 20 is countable with fingers and toes.
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Re:Linux Kernel 6.0 by berkut on Monday October 03, 2022 @06:21AM (#33065559)
Not if you start from 0 :)
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Re:Linux Kernel 6.0 by aarobot on Monday October 03, 2022 @07:16AM (#33065926)
Wouldn't 0 just be all toes and fingers clenched?
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Re:Linux Kernel 6.0 by GoblinSlayer on Monday October 03, 2022 @12:19PM (#33069622)
Counting with fingers is 1-based.

Linus made an off by one error :)

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