You'll notice that there are currently two copies of each config file in this directory. That's because it causes some confusion to the build scripts when the version number in the source tarball name and internal directory do not match the version number in the source code itself, which regularly happens with -rc kernels as well as the initial .0 releases. It's certainly possible to complicate the build scripts to deal with this relatively uncommon corner case, but honestly just doing this is the path of least resistance. :-) Enjoy.