Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 08 May 2006 15:02:52 -0400 | From | Bill Davidsen <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.6.16.14 |
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Alistair John Strachan wrote: > On Friday 05 May 2006 03:33, Chris Wright wrote: >> * Nigel Cunningham (ncunningham@cyclades.com) wrote: >>> Is this supposed to be some sort of subtle pressure on Linus to open 2.7? >>> :> >> He does every couple months and leaves it open for a few weeks. >> Then, just to keep us guessing, he releases it with a 2.6 name ;-) >> >> Actually, I think the system is working quite well. We've got a quick >> route for getting bug fixes and security fixes to users, and a shorter >> devel cycle helping distro folks get more regular drops from upstream. > > I think it's working extremely well. When it comes to security fixes, I want > them as soon as possible. There's no sense batching them. > > The only thing to be careful of is that -stable fixes (or complete reworks) > get merged with mainline, so the trees don't go out of sync. So far this > seems to have been OK. > As I recall these patches may or may not go into mainline. The next full release may address the problem in a whole new way.
-- -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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