Re: RFD: Kernel release numbering

Willy Tarreau
2005-03-03T06:27:02Z

100% agree with you, Jeff. That's what I wrote in another mail.
A real -rc should have only a handful of patches. And even more
importantly, the final release MUST be EXACTLY the lastest -rc,
without any new surprize.

Willy

On Wed, Mar 02, 2005 at 11:16:19PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:

> The reasons -rcs are not as good as they could be is that they include
> more than just bug fixes. Users are discouraged from testing because
> they must scan LKML, or guess, which -rc that Linus/Andrew started
> getting serious about "bugfixes only."
>
> With the -pre/-rc scheme, it's clear to users.
>
> With the even/odd scheme, you just devalue releases. Previously, all
> releases were worthy of testing and use. Now, half of them aren't.
>
> Jeff
>
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