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SubjectRe: Accountability
On Wed, 15 Sep 1999, Colin McCormack wrote:

> > Colin McCormack wrote:
> >>Is there a good reason, or indeed any reason, why epckpt isn't in the kernel
> >> right now?
> >
> > "Feature freeze".
>
> Since version 2.2.1 ?

Well no. But there is one again now. And seeing as the author (who may
have something to say about all this, now cc'ed) doesn't currently have a
version up for recent 2.2.x or 2.3.x, it's too late for this dev cycle
(most likely).

> > Wait until 2.5 unless your feature will really change the life of
> > millions.
>
> The patch, a relatively simple one, has been around since 2.0.36. That's a
> year at least. 2.4 is scheduled for release at the end of this year, it may
> slip.

Relatively simple? Checkpointing is a rather complex thing to do, as I
understand it. And, I'd almost be willing to be once that patch hit the
masses, so to speak, a few bugs would show up.

> Is two years lead time really what you'd expect from a Bazaar development
> system?

Well, you can't sit around hopping to be noticed, you gotta go around and
talk to people.

> >> I'll wait for replies before I suggest a kernel fork.
> >
> > Keeping the patch up to date with developing kernels is always a nice
> > thing to do.
>
> That's some feedback. Thanks.

Getting the authors opinion on things is good too. :)

---
Tom Rini (TR1265)
http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/


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