From: Allan Sandfeld <linux@sneulv.dk>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Kernel Releases
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 10:22:36 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E168HyH-0000xw-00@Princess> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20011124231412.00b40c50@mail.osagesoftware.com>
In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20011124231412.00b40c50@mail.osagesoftware.com>
On Sunday 25 November 2001 05:27, David Relson wrote:
<snip>
> When the kernel maintainer, now Marcelo for 2.4, is ready to release the
> next kernel, for example 2.4.16, I suggest he switch from "pre?" to "-rc1"
> (as in release candidate). A day or two with -rc1 will quickly show if it
> has a show stopper. If so, then the minor fixes (and nothing else) go into
> -rc2. A day or two ..., and either -rc3 appears or we have a stable
> release and 2.4.16 is ready to be released.
Like Linus said, it's a statistical problem: An unofficial kernel would never
get the same attention as a released one. We would keep seeing problems arise
once the kernel has been released.
One thing we could do, was to do the same as the vendors do, and maintain a
-post kernel with the most glaring bug-fixed, especially build-ones.
The need to do it however is not that big..
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-11-26 9:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-11-25 4:27 Kernel Releases David Relson
2001-11-25 5:49 ` John Alvord
2001-11-25 6:34 ` CaT
2001-11-25 14:12 ` John Jasen
2001-11-26 7:15 ` John Alvord
2001-11-25 15:46 ` Eric W. Biederman
2001-11-25 16:23 ` Nathan Walp
2001-11-26 21:03 ` Bill Davidsen
2001-11-25 19:55 ` Phil Sorber
2001-11-26 9:22 ` Allan Sandfeld [this message]
2001-11-26 14:51 ` Ian Stirling
2001-11-26 15:02 ` Rik van Riel
2001-11-26 19:11 ` Ian Stirling
2001-11-26 19:55 ` vda
2001-11-26 20:42 ` Bill Davidsen
2001-11-27 4:21 ` Mike Fedyk
2001-11-27 9:50 ` Helge Hafting
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-11-25 5:37 Dan Kegel
2001-11-25 9:25 ` Nathan Dabney
2001-11-25 10:24 ` Keith Owens
2001-11-25 13:34 ` Phil Howard
2001-11-25 19:03 ` Nathan Dabney
2001-11-26 10:46 Martin Knoblauch
2001-11-26 15:27 ` John Jasen
2001-11-26 20:36 ` Horst von Brand
2001-11-27 2:40 ` Gerhard Mack
2001-11-27 17:25 Dan Kegel
2001-11-27 17:36 ` François Cami
2001-11-27 17:38 ` Dan Kegel
2001-11-27 18:13 ` Vitaly Luban
2001-11-28 16:23 ` Horst von Brand
2001-11-28 19:17 ` Mike Fedyk
[not found] <fa.dac7a7v.1hkofg8@ifi.uio.no>
2001-11-27 17:53 ` Giacomo Catenazzi
[not found] <Pine.LNX.4.33.0111261807570.489-100000@mikeg.weiden.de>
2001-11-27 18:08 ` vda
2001-11-27 16:58 ` Mike Galbraith
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