From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux 2.4 future
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 11:08:53 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20031202160853.GB22608@gtf.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20031202160136.GB10915@physik.tu-cottbus.de>
On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 05:01:36PM +0100, Ionut Georgescu wrote:
> I can understand that, but I don't take 2.6 for an answer. 2.4 is not
> yet dead and it won't be for a long time, just as 2.2 has gotten to
> 2.2.25, although 2.4.0 was out when, 3 years ago ?
2.4 has continued life, yes.
But the real question is, should 2.4 continue to be developed?
I agree with Marcelo, increasingly the answer should be "No". New
features and core changes should be intended for 2.6. Bug fixes,
security errata, and the like will always be OK for 2.4. Just like Alan
continues to release new 2.2.x releases, when major bugs are found.
There needs to be a progressive tightening of patch acceptance standards
in 2.4, IMO... and Marcelo announced he will be doing just that.
Jeff
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-12-02 16:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 76+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-12-01 14:25 Linux 2.4 future Marcelo Tosatti
2003-12-01 15:04 ` Ian Kent
2003-12-01 15:33 ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-12-01 21:36 ` Peter C. Norton
2003-12-01 23:54 ` Arjan van de Ven
2003-12-02 1:11 ` Ian Kent
2003-12-02 20:13 ` Peter C. Norton
2003-12-02 20:10 ` Peter C. Norton
2003-12-02 20:18 ` Arjan van de Ven
2003-12-02 20:46 ` Peter C. Norton
2003-12-03 1:23 ` Ian Kent
2003-12-03 10:36 ` Matthias Andree
2003-12-03 14:49 ` Ian Kent
2003-12-03 15:00 ` Matthias Andree
2003-12-04 6:24 ` Ian Kent
2003-12-02 21:56 ` Bryan Whitehead
2003-12-02 8:17 ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-12-02 1:09 ` Ian Kent
2003-12-02 2:23 ` snpe
2003-12-02 6:39 ` Jan-Benedict Glaw
2003-12-02 18:04 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-02 18:45 ` Jan-Benedict Glaw
2003-12-02 19:09 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-02 19:13 ` Jan-Benedict Glaw
2003-12-02 19:39 ` Gene Heskett
2003-12-02 20:13 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-12-02 20:32 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-12-02 21:48 ` Gene Heskett
2003-12-02 21:56 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-03 2:36 ` Harald Arnesen
2003-12-03 9:21 ` Helge Hafting
2003-12-02 19:59 ` snpe
2003-12-02 22:30 ` Mike Fedyk
2003-12-02 22:43 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2003-12-03 14:08 ` snpe
2003-12-03 13:26 ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-12-02 8:18 ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-12-01 15:26 ` Norberto Bensa
2003-12-01 23:30 ` 2.6 security patches merged? was: " Mike Fedyk
2003-12-02 0:06 ` Chris Wright
2003-12-02 0:58 ` Måns Rullgård
2003-12-02 1:56 ` Chris Wright
2003-12-02 11:55 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2003-12-02 9:00 ` Matthias Andree
2003-12-02 11:54 ` Ionut Georgescu
2003-12-02 12:03 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2003-12-02 13:13 ` Ionut Georgescu
2003-12-02 13:38 ` Ed Sweetman
2003-12-02 14:12 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2003-12-02 16:01 ` Ionut Georgescu
2003-12-02 16:08 ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2003-12-02 18:20 ` John Bradford
2003-12-02 20:19 ` Ville Herva
2003-12-02 21:40 ` Chris Wright
2003-12-02 20:09 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-12-02 20:24 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2003-12-02 20:45 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-12-02 21:03 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
[not found] ` <Pine.LNX.4.58.0312021402360.17892@moje.vabo.cz>
[not found] ` <20031202131512.GU13388@conectiva.com.br>
[not found] ` <Pine.LNX.4.58.0312021433360.8417@moje.vabo.cz>
[not found] ` <20031202135423.GB13388@conectiva.com.br>
2003-12-02 20:21 ` Tomas Konir
2003-12-02 18:53 ` Mike Fedyk
2003-12-02 19:06 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-12-02 23:13 ` Jose Luis Domingo Lopez
2003-12-03 18:22 ` bill davidsen
2003-12-04 1:24 ` jw schultz
2003-12-04 1:47 ` Mike Fedyk
2003-12-04 3:45 ` Tim Connors
2003-12-04 5:41 ` Willy Tarreau
2003-12-05 0:14 ` jw schultz
2003-12-01 15:56 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2003-12-01 21:02 ` David S. Miller
2003-12-03 21:26 ` Jan Rychter
2003-12-03 20:51 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-12-03 21:14 ` Willy Tarreau
2003-12-05 15:33 ` John Jasen
2003-12-05 22:23 ` Mike Fedyk
2003-12-06 15:49 ` Max Valdez
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