Re: RFC: Starting a stable kernel series off the 2.6 kernel

Matthias Andree
2005-12-06T11:21:38Z

On Tue, 06 Dec 2005, Florian Weimer wrote:

> From a vendor POV, the lack of official kernel.org advisories may be a
> feature. I find it rather disturbing, and I'm puzzled that the kernel
> developer community doesn't view this a problem. I know I'm alone,

You're not alone in viewing this as a problem, but QA is a burden kernel
developers are not interested in. But it is necessary.

QA has to happen at all levels if it is supposed to be affordable or
scalable. The development process was scaled up, but QA wasn't.

How about the Signed-off-by: lines? Those people who pass on the changes
also pass on the bugs, and they are responsible for the code - not only
license-wise, but also quality-wise. That's the latest point where
regression tests MUST happen.

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Matthias Andree