Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261548AbVCCG1C (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Mar 2005 01:27:02 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261543AbVCCGYn (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Mar 2005 01:24:43 -0500 Received: from willy.net1.nerim.net ([62.212.114.60]:16146 "EHLO willy.net1.nerim.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261548AbVCCGVx (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Mar 2005 01:21:53 -0500 Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 07:21:35 +0100 From: Willy Tarreau To: Jeff Garzik Cc: "David S. Miller" , torvalds@osdl.org, akpm@osdl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: RFD: Kernel release numbering Message-ID: <20050303062135.GE30106@alpha.home.local> References: <42264F6C.8030508@pobox.com> <20050302162312.06e22e70.akpm@osdl.org> <42265A6F.8030609@pobox.com> <20050302165830.0a74b85c.davem@davemloft.net> <422674A4.9080209@pobox.com> <42268749.4010504@pobox.com> <20050302200214.3e4f0015.davem@davemloft.net> <42268F93.6060504@pobox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <42268F93.6060504@pobox.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1261 Lines: 33 100% agree with you, Jeff. That's what I wrote in another mail. A real -rc should have only a handful of patches. And even more importantly, the final release MUST be EXACTLY the lastest -rc, without any new surprize. Willy On Wed, Mar 02, 2005 at 11:16:19PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: > The reasons -rcs are not as good as they could be is that they include > more than just bug fixes. Users are discouraged from testing because > they must scan LKML, or guess, which -rc that Linus/Andrew started > getting serious about "bugfixes only." > > With the -pre/-rc scheme, it's clear to users. > > With the even/odd scheme, you just devalue releases. Previously, all > releases were worthy of testing and use. Now, half of them aren't. > > Jeff > > > - > 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/ - 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/