Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 19 Oct 2002 08:44:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 19 Oct 2002 08:44:58 -0400 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.224.249]:2456 "EHLO main.gmane.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 19 Oct 2002 08:44:57 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Path: not-for-mail From: Nicholas Wourms Subject: Re: Linux v2.5.44 - and offline for a week Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 08:41:18 -0400 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: nwourms@netscape.net NNTP-Posting-Host: 130-127-121-177.generic.clemson.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1035031171 3510 130.127.121.177 (19 Oct 2002 12:39:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 12:39:31 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: KNode/0.7.2 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1472 Lines: 25 Linus Torvalds wrote: > > Ok, I've merged stuff from more people, and 2.5.44 is out there. We're > getting closer, folks. > > And for the ext 8 days (starting _now_) it is totally unnecessary to try > to send me patches or cc me on the discussions about what needs to be > merged or not. I won't read it, and when I get back I will likely just > flush the whole inbox, since there's no way I can try to catch up _and_ > try to merge some final pieces before the feature freeze at the same time. Perhaps this is good reason to delay the freeze for an additional 2 weeks or so? I fail to see the necessity of rushing into a freeze, especially when it seems obvious that people are trying to merge code which hasn't been adequately tested. I think Hans Reiser and others have brought up valid points that the freeze is happening too soon. I tend to agree, especially looking back at the timetable surrounding 2.1.X development. Since I'm not a contributor, I know my opinion doesn't count for much. Still, as a user I think it is important not to write of new features just because they didn't make the "arbitrary" freeze date. Again, I really don't see what the rush is all about. Just my .02 (US), Nicholas - 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/