Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 08:53:10 GMT
From: John Bradford <john@grabjohn.com>
Message-Id: <200311100853.hAA8rAcl000288@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk>
To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
In-Reply-To: <200311092349.hA9Nn5iA010130@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
References: <m3u15de669.fsf@defiant.pm.waw.pl>
 <200311091950.hA9Jo01d002041@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk>
 <200311092349.hA9Nn5iA010130@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
Subject: Re: Some thoughts about stable kernel development 
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
Content-Length: 1528
Lines: 32

Quote from Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu:
> --==_Exmh_-1945224656P
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> 
> On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 19:50:00 GMT, John Bradford said:
> > This does highlight a real issue - I am concerned by the number of
> > posts on sites like lwn.net saying things like, "Oh, I'm using 2.6 as
> > my standard kernel now", when it is clear that a lot of those users
> > simply do not understand the issues.
> 
> On the other hand, Linux is about freedom, even if it's the freedom
> to shoot yourself in the foot.
> 
> I really don't see that we need to do much of anything to change our
> development scheme.  I think that James Bourne's -uv patch series
> is all that's needed, and that the only thing we need to do is make
> sure there's resources available to keep it going (find it a home
> on the www.kernel.org server, provide a link for it so people can
> actually *find* it, and somehow provide for continuity in case James
> gets hit by a bus or something equally unfortunate.

See my other post in this thread - I never intended to post that
comment.  I am not in favour of any change in development, just a big
notice that says, "Be careful".  That doesn't take away any freedom,
and I think that there are obviously users who would benefit from it.

John.
-
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/