From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 21 May 2002 19:30:32 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 21 May 2002 19:30:30 -0400 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:26639 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 21 May 2002 19:29:30 -0400 Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 00:29:23 +0100 From: Russell King To: Wayne.Brown@altec.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux-2.5.17 Message-ID: <20020522002923.A10208@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <86256BC0.00807DCA.00@smtpnotes.altec.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 06:20:56PM -0500, Wayne.Brown@altec.com wrote: > So, I'm just getting used to the idea of using new tools to build kernels, > and now I learn that 2.5 breaks an ordinary program that I use all day, > every day. It just keeps getting better and better... The 2. series, like 2.5 is a strictly development kernel series; new features go into these all the time. You can expect it to: 1. not build. 2. crash. 3. silently eat your filesystems. 4. break userspace programs. or any combination of the above. If you're looking for stability, stick with the 2. series. -- Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html