Linux Kernel bumping up to v3.0 soon?

[NewsBytes]

The Linux Kernel 2.6.x series has had a long life since its first release 7 years ago, and now it seems like the kernel is ready to make its next big move, to Kernel 2.8.0 or perhaps even Kernel 3.0.
The
2.x.x series of Linux kernels has been around for 15 years now, and
recently the OS has hit its 20th anniversary, a new version for a new
decade sounds as reasonable a reason as any, especially since the Linux
kernel is now released on a time-based release schedule rather than a
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[sygeek]

Doesn't seem reasonable to me. Any internal sources to confirm the information?

[digit.sh]

Next version of Kernel is indeed going to be 3 See this and this

(soft&micro craps)

[ico]

Let us continue here: Linus Torvalds Approves Linux 3.0 RC1