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On Mon, Oct 25, 2004 at 03:46:58PM -0700, Hua Zhong wrote: > > But not everyone reads LKML or the annoucement..a lot of people may just > decide whether to try this out based on the name. They go to kernel.org from > time to time and say: I'll test the next rc release. > > "RC" has a very well-known meaning. It would make people scared if they find > rc isn't stable, and lose a lot of potential testers. So why break it? > I expect a "rc" to be a kind of beta - an attempt to get it right rather than experiment - but it may still be broken. Someone who want stability should try the latest point release (2.6.9) or fix release (2.6.9.x with the current system) Helge Hafting - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||||
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