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From: Pavel Zaitsev <pavel@md5.ca>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: kernel changes
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 14:32:05 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010928143205.B3669@md5.ca> (raw)

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Hey guys,
I have been watching development of 2.4 since 2.4.2, I wonder wether
there would be reversion to old process where kernel source will be
solidified before starting development branch. Sysadmins where I work
are uneasy to move to linux from solaris, because of erratic changes
to the kernel such as replacement of the hardware monitoring code, rewriting
of network card drivers - all of which broke some or other software,
or simply did not work. I myself update kernel as time permits,
usually every 0.0.2+ I have spent nearly two days tracing problem
of my network, that ended up in source code of the driver that have
been radically changed for "better". Now I don't trust 2.4 line
kernel to work *at all*, so cautiously keep all old kernels in the /boot,
when upgrading.
It seems I am not only one and wonder if something will be done about that.
Regards,
p.

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             reply	other threads:[~2001-09-28 21:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-09-28 21:32 Pavel Zaitsev [this message]
2001-09-28 22:04 ` kernel changes Mark Frazer
2001-09-28 22:31   ` Ben Greear
2001-09-28 22:33   ` Alan Cox
2001-10-01  9:07     ` Paul Larson
2001-09-28 22:06 ` Alan Cox
2001-09-29 13:43   ` Andrew Ebling
2001-09-29  7:25 ` Mika Liljeberg
2001-09-29 10:19 ` Ville Herva
2001-09-29 16:45   ` John Alvord
2001-09-29 17:23     ` arjan
2001-09-30  8:17       ` John Alvord
2001-10-01 17:07     ` Martin J. Bligh
     [not found] <fa.b97kd6v.8j2vhi@ifi.uio.no>
     [not found] ` <fa.hmvo4bv.l2gsaj@ifi.uio.no>
2001-09-29  7:29   ` Dan Maas
2001-10-04  0:36     ` bill davidsen
2001-10-04  9:43       ` John Alvord

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