Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 31 Oct 1997 09:34:42 +0100 | From | Ralf Baechle <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.0 and 2.1 stability.. |
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On Thu, Oct 30, 1997 at 10:30:46PM -0500, Steven N. Hirsch wrote: > > > > The code-slush means that there are a few outstanding issues: some > > > > patches accumulated by David (mainly sound, architecture and networking), > > > > and the NFS issues. The kernel NFS server is broken and is outside the > > > > code slush - I assume it will get a major overhaul still. The NFS client > > > > is being debugged. > > > > > > If the kernel NFS server has not been fixed by the time 2.2 emerges from > the 2.1.x series, I vote to remove it outright from the distribution. It > is just enough faster at what it can do that folks may be lulled into > trusting important data to it. From experience, I can tell you that is a > serious mistake.
For many people the kernel NFS server would make _the_ difference between 2.0 and 2.1.
Ralf
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