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Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 03:21:12 +0300
From: Hans Reiser <reiser@namesys.com>
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To: James Simmons <jsimmons@transvirtual.com>
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Subject: Re: [STATUS 2.5]  January 17, 2001
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James Simmons wrote:

>>>Have you heard anything about when Linus intends to code freeze?  In my 
>>>planning I am assuming Sept. 30 is way earlier than 2.6 would ship.  I 
>>>remember how long 2.4 took, and I simply assume 2.6 will be the same. 
>>>
>>I recall in June of 1999 Linus gave a kernel talk at BALUG and said he was
>>aiming for a year end release of 2.4 (but I think he meant that year ;) and
>>hoped to get the cycle down towards 6 months.  Is that type of timeline still
>>the target?
>>
>
>6 months. Never! I think we can do one year. I think this because for 2.5.X
>we see a bunch of projects working on different things for a long period
>of time. So it is just a matter of making everything work together. 
>
>   . ---
>   |o_o |
>   |:_/ |   Give Micro$oft the Bird!!!!
>  //   \ \  Use Linux!!!!
> (|     | )
> /'_   _/`\
> ___)=(___/
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I think I basically  have no idea when 2.6 will ship and no idea when 
code freeze will hit, so I should work on the code and not worry until 
it is done.

Hans


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