Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 27 Nov 2001 09:38:47 -0800 | From | Dan Kegel <> | Subject | Re: Kernel Releases |
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François Cami wrote: > > Dan Kegel wrote: > > > 2.4.x should continue to use -preY. > > There's no need for a -rcY as some have suggested. > > All we need to do to avoid messes like the 2.4.15 debacle > > is to insist that a 2.4.X-preY should not be > > released as final 2.4.X until the pre's been out for a week, > > and there should never be any changes introduced into a final > > that didn't cook for a week as a pre. > > I don't see the difference between a -rc that has cooked for a week, > and a -pre that has cooked for a week, except that -rc sounds more > like "this is *maybe* the next stable kernel", whereas -pre still > sounds "beta".
The difference between "this is *maybe* the next stable kernel" and "just another beta" is very slippery. I don't object to the -rc idea, but I don't think it's as valuable as all that.
> That said, I think the week long delay is a *good* idea.
It's the key to avoiding bad releases. - Dan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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