Re: 2.1.X and its separation from the Linux User base

Philip Blundell (Philip.Blundell@pobox.com)
Wed, 04 Feb 1998 22:42:00 +0000


>For 2.2: Freeze, fix the bugs and get things out ASAP before trying any
>new ideas that will break things again. It will be difficult to get 2.2.X
>accepted since most people by this time are mostly satisfied with 2.0.X
>kernels and have developed patches for 2.0.X if they need more

If people are happy with 2.0 kernels, there is no problem. The
problem is when people are _not_ happy with 2.0 kernels because they
want features that are, so far, only available in 2.1, and when
backporting them becomes too painful.

p.
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