From: Thiago Vinhas de Moraes <tvinhas@networx.com.br>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
tvinhas@networx.com.br (Thiago Vinhas de Moraes)
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
torvalds@transmeta.com (Linus Torvalds),
alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox)
Subject: Re: The difference between Linus's kernel and Alan Cox's kernel
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 12:50:42 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <01052812504202.01026@zeus.networx.com.br> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E153QeK-0007Cs-00@the-village.bc.nu>
In-Reply-To: <E153QeK-0007Cs-00@the-village.bc.nu>
Em Sex 25 Mai 2001 20:05, Alan Cox escreveu:
> > Why there are two different kernel trees? There is always the official
> > release, provided by Torvalds, and then Alan provides a patch merging
> > Linus's stuff, and adding (?) tons of bug fixes.
>
> Well it started by accident but it turns out good to have a tree that
> changes are merged into, tested by those who need the fixes and reviewed by
> third parties before they go to Linus.
>
> So the -ac tree is kind of a peer review, testing and distillation process
> for patches.
But will this happen forever? You (Alan) is currently the maintaner of the
2.2 tree. Won't you be going to assume the 2.4 tree, while the 2.5 series
development starts?
BTW, Thanks for your answer.
Regards,
--
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Thiago Vinhas de Moraes
NetWorx - A SuaCompanhia.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-05-28 16:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-05-25 6:50 ac15 and 2.4.5-pre6, pwc format conversion Norbert Preining
2001-05-25 8:48 ` Nemosoft Unv.
2001-05-25 11:15 ` Erik Mouw
2001-05-25 13:22 ` Nemosoft Unv.
2001-05-25 15:58 ` Alan Cox
2001-05-25 19:37 ` Nemosoft Unv.
2001-05-25 19:51 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-05-25 20:12 ` The difference between Linus's kernel and Alan Cox's kernel Thiago Vinhas de Moraes
2001-05-25 21:32 ` Erik Mouw
2001-05-25 21:40 ` CaT
2001-05-25 21:50 ` Erik Mouw
2001-05-25 23:05 ` Alan Cox
2001-05-28 15:50 ` Thiago Vinhas de Moraes [this message]
2001-05-25 23:03 ` ac15 and 2.4.5-pre6, pwc format conversion Alan Cox
2001-05-25 16:52 ` Erik Mouw
2001-05-25 11:00 ` Alan Cox
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2001-05-25 21:17 The difference between Linus's kernel and Alan Cox's kernel Wayne.Brown
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