Re: [patch 0/6] 2.6.14.7 -stable review

[Chuck Wolber]

On Sun, 29 Jan 2006, Willy Tarreau wrote:

> The purpose of -stable is to provide stable kernels to 2.6 users. If time
> was not a problem, it's possible that there would be even more versions
> supported.

Mmmm, yup. I was there when this whole thing was brewed up ;)


> The day you will install Linux on a server, you'll understand why it's 
> problematic for some people to upgrade to latest version to get fixes.

Sure hope you're not implying I haven't done that before...

 
> It's not a matter of saying "yes" or "no", it's a matter of helping 
> users in getting something which works best on their hardware while 
> still being reliable and secure. Maintainers propose some solutions for 
> this, and can adapt to users' demands. I don't see anything wrong with 
> this.

Neither do I. To a great extent, that void is already filled by distro 
maintainers. 

..Chuck..


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