Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 6 Nov 2005 11:52:47 +0100 | From | jerome lacoste <> | Subject | Re: New Linux Development Model |
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On 11/5/05, Edgar Hucek <hostmaster@ed-soft.at> wrote: > Hi. > > Sorry for not posting my Name. > > Maybe you don't understand what i wanted to say or it's my bad english. > The ipw2200 driver was only an example. I had also problems with, vmware, > unionfs... > What i mean ist, that kernel developers make incompatible changes to the > header > files, change structures, interfaces and so on. Which makes the kernel > releases > incompatible.
I will ask you just one question: as a user, why did you want to upgrade your kernel?
On a server you want stability. So you don't upgrade. On a desktop, there are probably a bunch of out of kernel modules that will need upgrading with each new kernel modules. Just on the laptop I am using right now, I will have to upgrade the vmware bridge, nvidia driver, madwifi wireless driver, etc. And that's normal. The new development model didn't change that.
I avoid touching my kernel on boxes I do real work with. I do build a new kernel for test purposes and to give feedback if there's an issue. But most of the time I skip 2-3 versions before finding a very compelling reason to upgrade. And I stick with my distribution kernel as much as I can.
As for kernel/drivers developers, it's another story.
If it ain't broken, don't fix it.
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