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From: John Bradford <john@grabjohn.com>
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Subject: Re: 2.5.60 cheerleading...
To: plars@linuxtestproject.org (Paul Larson)
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 17:11:38 +0000 (GMT)
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> > Nothing stops people from LTPtesting the -bk nightlies.
> > Sure, they won't catch the last-minute-torvalds-breaks-the-compile
> > type bugs, but for the most part it should be useful enough info.
> Already been doing that for a long time now.  How about a quick note out
> to lkml that says "The current bk is what I'm going to release at <NN
> Time> today unless someone gives me a good reason not to."?

Why?  That would just delay releases, and make more work for Linus.

If a release is badly broken, another one is usually quick to follow
it, anyway.

John.
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