>Having version numbers in the kernel-headers package name is a consequence >of having them in the kernel-image package name. The point of having them >in the kernel-image package name should be pretty obvious...
Actually, I'm not even completely convinced that having them in the kernel-image package name is particularly beneficial. But, even if we leave that the way it is, I don't think it's impossible to arrange for kernel-headers to be named differently. p.