Re: Please release a stable kernel Linux 3.0

[Al Boldi]

Al Viro wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 11:18:36AM +0200, Zolt?n HUBERT wrote:
> > And as I understand it, this is (was ?) the whole point of
> > stable/development kernels. "We" can trust a newer stable
> > kernel to be a drop-in replacement for an older stable
> > kernel (from the same series), while development kernels
> > need time to stabilise with the new whizz-bang-pfouit stuff
> > that you all so nicely add.
>
> "Drop-in" in which sense?  That out-of-tree modules keep working?
> Not really...

Al, be reasonable.  There are many out-of-tree GPL modules that won't be 
accepted into mainline, never mind those that shouldn't be accepted.  But 
these modules do have a right to not be obsoleted by constant API changes.

You are effectively inhibiting the development of an out-of-tree GPL module 
pool, by constantly pulling the rug under that community.

Do you think this is fair?


Thanks!

--
Al

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