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From: Ian Stirling <root@mauve.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Kernel Releases
To: riel@conectiva.com.br (Rik van Riel)
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 19:11:55 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: root@mauve.demon.co.uk (Ian Stirling), linux@sneulv.dk (Allan Sandfeld),
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> 
> On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Ian Stirling wrote:
> 
> > However, I for one never run a -pre kernel.
> 
> > I don't run -pre, because rightly or wrongly, I've got the impression
> > that these get even less testing than releases.
> 
> I think the opening sentence of your email states
> the reason for that pretty well.

Ok, I should have stated that more accurately.
...and also there is no way to tell how stable it's expected to be.
If there was a way to say that this was a kernel that seemed stable 
for the testers, and might be a candidate for a new version. so some
more testers would be nice, this might be good.
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