From: Al Boldi <a1426z@gawab.com>
To: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
Subject: Re: Please release a stable kernel Linux 3.0
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:32:04 +0300
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Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 04:53:58PM +0300, Al Boldi wrote:
> > Al Viro wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 11:18:36AM +0200, Zolt?n HUBERT wrote:
> > > > And as I understand it, this is (was ?) the whole point of
> > > > stable/development kernels. "We" can trust a newer stable
> > > > kernel to be a drop-in replacement for an older stable
> > > > kernel (from the same series), while development kernels
> > > > need time to stabilise with the new whizz-bang-pfouit stuff
> > > > that you all so nicely add.
> > >
> > > "Drop-in" in which sense?  That out-of-tree modules keep working?
> > > Not really...
> >
> > Al, be reasonable.  There are many out-of-tree GPL modules that won't be
> > accepted into mainline, never mind those that shouldn't be accepted. 
> > But these modules do have a right to not be obsoleted by constant API
> > changes.
>
> "have a right" are strong words.
> Who is granting them this right?

Good-will GPL style.

> > You are effectively inhibiting the development of an out-of-tree GPL
> > module pool, by constantly pulling the rug under that community.
> >
> > Do you think this is fair?
>
> Why are these modules not submitted for inclusion into the kernel?

There are many reasons for this, but basically they are too under-developed 
to be included, and need more time to mature out-of-tree.


Thanks!

--
Al

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