Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 11 Jun 2004 15:46:21 +0200 | From | Jörn Engel <> | Subject | Re: [STACK] >3k call path in reiserfs |
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On Thu, 10 June 2004 19:49:04 -0700, Hans Reiser wrote: > Jörn Engel wrote: > > >It appears to me that most developers agree to the two point above, > >but you have some problems with them, at least lately. Am i wrong? > > This is all part of what responsible release management is about. I > was the junior whiz kid in professional release management teams before > starting Namesys. I listened to my elders and learned from them. My > standards for professional conduct in this arena are higher than yours > as a result of that. > > You are a bunch of young kids who lack professional experience in > release management. That is ok, but don't get aggressive about it. > > I have no desire to pay for your mistakes, and as the official > maintainer it is my responsibility to ensure that neither I nor the > users pay for the mistakes of those who add bugs to stable branches > instead of adding them to the development branches where they belong.
Well, this ain't OpenBSD. They have a strict 6month release schedule, so your type of development works just fine for them. Linux has something like a very relaxed 24month+ release "schedule", which is far too long for some people. As a result, the Linux "stable" kernel is a lot less stable than the OpenBSD one.
But long release cycles also have their advantages and - most important - they work with Linus. So effectively, we all have to accept them and deal with the consequenses. I really understand and partially share your doubts, but what does it help? ;)
Jörn
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