Messages in this thread | | | From | Al Boldi <> | Subject | Re: A proposal; making 2.6.20 a bugfix only version. | Date | Thu, 9 Nov 2006 07:57:48 +0300 |
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Andreas Mohr wrote: > On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 11:40:27PM +0100, Jesper Juhl wrote: > > Let me make one very clear statement first: -stabel is a GREAT think > > and it is working VERY well. > > That being said, many of the fixes I see going into -stable are > > regression fixes. Maybe not the majority, but still, regression fixes > > going into -stable tells me that the kernel should have seen more > > testing/bugfixing before being declared a stable release. > > Nice theory, but of course I'm pretty sure that it wouldn't work
Agreed.
> (as has been said numerous time before by other people). > > You cannot do endless testing/bugfixing, it's a psychological issue.
Agreed.
> If you do that, then you end up with -preXX (or worse, -preXXX) > version numbers, which would cause too many people to wait and wait > and wait with upgrading until "that next stable" kernel version > finally becomes available. > IOW, your tester base erodes, awfully, and development progress stalls.
IMHO, the psycho-problem is that you cannot intertwine development and stable in the same cycle. In that respect, the 2.6 development cycle is a real flop, as it does not allow for focus.
And focus is needed to achieve stability.
Think catch22...
Thanks!
-- Al
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