Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Breaking system configuration in stable kernels | From | Kain X <> | Date | 08 Oct 2001 13:35:22 -0600 |
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On Mon, 2001-10-08 at 09:54, Bill Davidsen wrote: > I've beaten this dead horse before, but Linux will not look to > management like a viable candidate for default o/s until whoever releases > new versions of *stable* kernel series with cosmetic changes which break > existing systems running earlier releases of the same stable kernel > series. This is why there are *distributions*. If you're going to be upgrading straight from the devloper's mouth, you should be prepared to check for these errata *when you upgrade*. I don't recall seeing any kernel document that guarantees stability for anything but base APIs in any (pure) kernel distribution I have ever seen. -- The Internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it. -- John Gilmore ** Amateur Nuclear Specialist Bryon Roche, Kain <kain@imperativesoultions.com> <kain@kain.org> [unhandled content-type:application/pgp-signature] |  |