Comments by "John Crawford" (@JohnCrawford1979) on "The Decade The Linux Kernel Stopped "Updating"" video.

  1. This was similar to the Secombd Life and viewrs. There were the beta viewers that would log into the beta grid, and once stable enough, it became known as the stable release, AKA the release candidate, or RC. Other times, it viewers would be known as their development project name, like Project Snowglobe. Later the viewer update would be known by either the numbers, or the new feature, such as Windlight for one of the early environment updates that was later updated to the current Experiences environment. There was also Bakes on Mesh (BoM) that made it possible to implement the older system skins and clothes on custom mesh bodies and clothing. Before, there were applies that were only for retail use. Now, you can either purchase a designer's BoM skin or applies, or, if you are good at image editing and layering, create your own system skins and layered clothing. Of course with the quality, mileage will vary. While the numbering is nice, it is also cool having the code names, especially when they represent the focus of the update.
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