Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sat, 24 Nov 2001 21:37:38 -0800 | From | Dan Kegel <> | Subject | re: Kernel Releases |
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David Relson <relson@osagesoftware.com> wrote: > With the recent problems, the working > versions tend to be the -pre1 or -pre2 releases, not the released > one. With a bit of QA, I think we can have 2.4.x releases be the stable > releases. Here's how... > > When the kernel maintainer, now Marcelo for 2.4, is ready to release the > next kernel, for example 2.4.16, I suggest he switch from "pre?" to "-rc1" > (as in release candidate). A day or two with -rc1 will quickly show if it > has a show stopper. If so, then the minor fixes (and nothing else) go into > -rc2. A day or two ..., and either -rc3 appears or we have a stable > release and 2.4.16 is ready to be released. > > Let's go the extra distance and have the releases be usable, stable > kernels! It's what users want and it's within the abilities of the > developers to produce. Let's do it :-)
Hear, hear!
Also, Marcelo should get in touch with the nice folks at stp@osdlab.org and find out what sort of regression tests they will be running on his kernels. Perhaps he can wait for their feedback on the -rcX kernels before declaring them final. (Not that they would have found the 2.4.15 problem with their current tests, but they'll catch a few things.)
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