Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 13:39:23 +0800
From: Trent Lloyd <lathiat@bur.st>
To: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Why no linux-2.6.8.2? (was Re: new dev model)
Message-ID: <20041007053923.GA4721@sweep.bur.st>
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Hi Chuck,

We don't usually make a 4th point in our versions, the next version
after 2.6.8 would usually be 2.6.9, which will come out in due course.

2.6.8.1 was released because there was a 1-line error in 2.6.8 that
completely stopped NFS from working.

The patches mentioned below will probably go into 2.6.9 or something, if
they have been approved for it etc.

Hope that clears it up.

Cheers,
Trent
Bur.st

> Why has linux 2.6.8 been abandoned at version 2.6.8.1?
> 
> There exist fixes that could go into 2.6.8.2:
> 
>         process start time doesn't match system time
>         FDDI frame doesn't allow 802.3 hwtype
>         NFS server using XFS filesystem on SMP machine oopses
> 
> I'm sure there are more...
> 
> So why is 2.6.8.1 a "dead branch?"
> 
> 
> --Chuck Ebbert
> 
> 
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Trent Lloyd <lathiat@bur.st>
Bur.st Networking Inc.
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