From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261879AbULJXor (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Dec 2004 18:44:47 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261876AbULJXoq (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Dec 2004 18:44:46 -0500 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([69.55.234.183]:34508 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261874AbULJXoi (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Dec 2004 18:44:38 -0500 Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 15:44:01 -0800 From: Greg KH To: Peter Karlsson Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Comments on new kernel dev. model Message-ID: <20041210234401.GB10152@kroah.com> Reply-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20041210005055.GA17822@kroah.com> <20041210005514.GB17822@kroah.com> <1102688117.26320.7.camel@weaponx.rchland.ibm.com> <20041210152728.GA5827@kroah.com> <1102695710.26320.48.camel@weaponx.rchland.ibm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 06:17:11PM +0100, Peter Karlsson wrote: > Hello! > > Historically, users, like me, have been able to download a "stable" > kernel. With the new development model, where it is up to distributions > to "stabilise" the kernel, these days are gone. This is a, sort-of, > regression from my POV, making it so much harder for DIY-"distros" like > LFS (and to a lesser extent gentoo). Gentoo is having no such problem, thanks anyway :) greg k-h