From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: berk walker Subject: Re: Stable versions of mdadm ... Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:24:43 -0400 Message-ID: <48D5A25B.7050402@panix.com> References: <48D59543.3040203@panix.com> <48D59E64.5060707@tmr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <48D59E64.5060707@tmr.com> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Bill Davidsen Cc: neilb@suse.de, linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids Bill Davidsen wrote: > berk walker wrote: >> Neil - is there an history file of "Stable" mdadm releases? or are >> there any? I would trust YOU [and yours] more than canned firmware. >> > With one exception long ago I don't think I would regard any as > "unstable." Regular updates do show up, of course, but unless you are > doing something really unusual you should have no issues. Usually the > one the distribution ships is well tested, so unless you need some > very recent feature there's no need for the bleeding edge. >> Hey - you should buy US, the $ [USD] isn't worth squat - this is the >> 1st time in my memory [I'm 65] that we actually don't have a trade >> deficit. > I should have said versions/releases vs. kernel levels. And Bill - - 90% of this newsgroup/forum IS either about what is "broke" or patches to fix it. Sir, I have been here for YEARS. And I have NO intention to say anything which might be taken as detrimental or negative here. I said have - I meant had, eh? Mea culpa. b-