> >My issue is with the length of time between stable kernel releases. Take USB for example. 2.3.x had a
> >relatively stable USB implementation for a while, but other messes prevented
> >USB support from going into a stable kernel for how long? Two years after
> >Windows 98 had support?
>
> umm ... did you want it to work too?
>
Yes... but I think more people would try the devel kernels if they were only
for a few specific additions. That would be more people reporting and fixing
bugs. And it worked a while ago.
> That isn't enough time. Remember, a lot of the developers work on their own time
> and are not paid. This can cause a lot of time gaps where they just can't work
> on it. This also means that short cycles also cause rework since they can't
> keep up easily. (thats my problem)
That's an organizational problem, not a time cycle problem as I see it.
> Short version cycles also mean that there are few distinguising features that
> will show up in a version.
But the stuff that is _there_ doesn't need to wait for a backport to work.
> Besides, the short cycle IS being done - thats what the x.y.z numbering is for.
> The z field changes very rapidly (especially in the development versions). The
> even y field values are for stable feature releases. The x field for major
> feature updates.
Yes, but z+1 is not necessarily more stable than z with odd y. My idea is
to have relatively few kernels for which z+1 is less stable than z. Get
all the new features (read, bugs) in that are going to go in in a few
months, not a few years, and work on the new features later.
> >Comments? Suggestions? Cold fire?
>
> Get a MUA that does mail properly. I don't care to edit incoming messages
> just to get them readable....
>
> >Kenneth
> >
> >Feel free to ignore me.
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Jesse I Pollard, II
> Email: pollard@cats-chateau.net
>
> Any opinions expressed are solely my own.
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