Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 05 Dec 2005 14:35:34 -0500 | From | Bill Davidsen <> | Subject | Re: RFC: Starting a stable kernel series off the 2.6 kernel |
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Arjan van de Ven wrote: > On Sun, 2005-12-04 at 15:57 +0100, M. wrote: > > >>if distros would align on those 6months versions those less >>experienced users would get 5 years support on those kernels. > > > no distro gives 5 years of support for a kernel done every 6 months; > they start such projects more like every 18 to 24 months (SuSE used to > do it a bit more frequently but it seems they also slowed this down). > > >>example: redhat, suse and mandriva are releasing their new product >>using the latest 6months (or whatever) kernel; they are not going to >>patch it except for new filesystems or bugfixes because of the new dev > > > "except for" is a slipperly slope. And "except for bugfixes" would be > wrong... those would be the ones that need to be in the kernel.org > kernel. As well as new hardware support. At which point.. what is the > difference? Where do 'features' stop and where do 'only needed bugfixes' > begin?
Given the examples of 2.2 and 2.4 ongoing low level maintenence, I think that's a poor objection, a stable series (in the old sense) needs one maintainer to make the decisions on what goings in, and typically people will do the actualy work cooperating with the primary maintainer.
-- -bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com) "The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the last possible moment - but no longer" -me
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