Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 25 Apr 2003 14:16:10 -0400 | From | Ben Collins <> | Subject | Re: IEEE-1394 problem on init [ was Re: Linux 2.4.21-rc1 ] |
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> Yes, and I miss why that matters. Let me see if I can make the idea clear > to you: > 2.4.22-pre5 some code > 2.4.22-pre5-bk1 fixes > 2.4.22-pre5-bk2 more fixes > 2.4.22-pre5-bk3 still more fixes > 2.4.22-pre6 fixes to date plus major changes > > So when a maintainer got something major it wouldn't go into bk (the > commercial software database) until a new -pre, while the -bk patches > available for download would get the fixes only.
What if a fix depends on a major-change-patch? What if a fix is itself a major change?
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