Re: RFD: Kernel release numbering

Jeff Garzik
2005-03-03T22:58:40Z

Hua Zhong wrote:
> The reason that I think it's important for some other person to do this job
> independently is that you are not bothered by bugfixes, which you never did
> well. :) You move on to each release as you do today, with different
> criteria, and someone else who can do the job better do so to stablize it.
>
> In the end it's more like the old way of 2.5/2.4, but just with a shorter
> release cycle, and the "2.6 stable release maintainer" could also continue
> to pick up new 2.6.x releases to work on instead of having to be stuck on
> one tree for 2 years or ever. He can say "this is the last 2.6.12.x release
> and next I'll start 2.6.16.1", etc.
>
> For this to happen the person has to be well-recognized and trusted by the
> community. Alan is one of the best candidates. :) Of course, I'm not sure if
> he is still interested..

I think the system we appear to have wound up with is superior: there
is no single 2.6.X.Y maintainer, but more a $sucker mail alias that Does
The Right Thing.

Jeff