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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:58:19 -0500
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Subject: Re: [RFC] 2.5/2.6/2.7 transition [was Re: Linux 2.4.16-pre1]
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33L.0111260857150.4079-100000@imladris.surriel.com>; from riel@conectiva.com.br on Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 08:59:01AM -0200
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On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 08:59:01AM -0200, Rik van Riel wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Nov 2001, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > But you also have to realize that "fewer fundamental changes" is a
> > mark of a system that isn't evolving as quickly, and that is reaching
> > middle age. We are probably not quite there yet ;)
> 
> Doesn't mean we need to get _all_ our TODO items done in
> 2.5.  I really don't see what's wrong with doing only a
> few in 2.5 and delaying the rest for 2.7, especially not
> when both 2.5 and 2.7 happen quickly ;)

On the other hand, I dont think you want major number releases of stable
kernels happening too quickly either.  For people who really care about
stability, moving from 2.2 to 2.4 is a big deal.  I dont think we really
want people to think that they need to do that kind of thing once a year
even if we could manage to get our development cycle shortened that much.

Thanks,

Jim
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