Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 24 Nov 2001 22:05:48 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 24 Nov 2001 22:05:39 -0500 Received: from viper.haque.net ([66.88.179.82]:59523 "EHLO mail.haque.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 24 Nov 2001 22:05:33 -0500 Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 22:05:27 -0500 Subject: Re: Linux 2.4.16-pre1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v475) Cc: war , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org To: Patrick McFarland From: "Mohammad A. Haque" In-Reply-To: <20011124214114.E241@localhost> Message-Id: <46FF80FA-E151-11D5-A24C-00306569F1C6@haque.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.475) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Saturday, November 24, 2001, at 09:41 , Patrick McFarland wrote: > Okay, so it was 14 that had the file loopback bug, and 12 that had the > ieee bug.Those bugs shouldnt have been in there in the first place! > Those are very major potentially show stopping bugs. What If I get up > one day, and I cant print? Or build isos? That sounds minor to you, but > thats a big thing if say, the linux box is a network print server, or, > its the workstation for the guy in the company who builds the iso. And, > no, "use the previous kernel" isnt a good excuse. Because what if you > get hit with bugs back to back? You'll have to go back to some kernel > way way back. Like 2.4.2. The Kernel needs Quality Assurance. Yes, this is a QA problem. But also .. if you're a smart net/system admin, you don't go out installing a just released kernel without letting others bang on it or run it on some test servers. Where I work, I insist the admins wait at least 1-2 weeks before going to the latest release unless there's some huge security fix. -- ===================================================================== Mohammad A. Haque http://www.haque.net/ mhaque@haque.net "Alcohol and calculus don't mix. Developer/Project Lead Don't drink and derive." --Unknown http://www.themes.org/ batmanppc@themes.org ===================================================================== - 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/