Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S936478AbXJQClw (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:41:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S936234AbXJQClg (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:41:36 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:37255 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S936073AbXJQCle (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:41:34 -0400 Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:41:26 -0400 From: Rik van Riel To: Pavel Roskin Cc: linux-kernel Subject: Re: Distinguishing releases from pre-rc snapshots Message-ID: <20071016224126.3679aea6@bree.surriel.com> In-Reply-To: <1192587763.3672.24.camel@dv> References: <1192587763.3672.24.camel@dv> Organization: Red Hat, Inc. X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.9.1 (GTK+ 2.10.4; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 931 Lines: 20 On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:22:43 -0400 Pavel Roskin wrote: > I'm trying to keep some external drivers up to date with the kernel, > and the first two weeks after the release is the worst time for me. Consider this an incentive to submit your code for inclusion in the upstream kernel. Having all the common drivers integrated in the mainline kernel makes it much easier for users to use all their hardware, external drivers are not just a pain for the developers. -- "Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it." - Brian W. Kernighan - 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/