Re: [PATCH 2.4] Wireless Extension v17 (resend)

[kernel <kernel@crazytrain.com>]

Message below meant for Marcelo!

(sorry rest!)


On Tue, 2005-02-08 at 20:09, kernel wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-02-08 at 13:41, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> > > 	There need to be some unique features in 2.6.X to force people
> > > to upgrade, I guess...
> > 
> > Faster, cleaner, way more elegant, handles intense loads more gracefully, 
> > handles highmem decently, LSM/SELinux, etc, etc...
> > 
> 
> Please *think* before saying this.  It's not always the case.  Firewire
> support in 2.6 kernel has been less than stellar, for one example.  And
> yes, for many, solid 1394 support is a requirement for business.
> 
> (And we've all seen the testing that has shown both sides (2.4, 2.6)
> have been faster)
> 
> > IMO everyone should upgrade whenever appropriate. 
> > 
> 
> Not sure....on 13 January 2005 Alan Cox posted "Given that base 2.6
> kernels are shipped by Linus with known unfixed
> security holes anyone trying to use them really should be doing some
> careful thinking. In truth no 2.6 released kernel is suitable for
> anything but beta testing until you add a few patches anyway."
> 
> How do you answer this, when telling folks "everyone should upgrade
> whenever appropriate."?
> 
> 
> Just some random thoughts....from a 2.4 supporter :)
> 
> -fd
> 
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