Are we sure we want 2.6.18 as the kernel for etch? I reported two bugs, #391929 and #391955, the first of which is readily reproducible on 2.6.18 only (including ABI -2), meaning I cannot see the problem with 2.6.17. #391955 is rather sporadic. I know the kernel team has been incredibly busy, but I have received zero reaction to my bug reports, which makes me think that they may not have been seen? After all, I did originally assign them to the kernel packages causing the problems: linux-image-2.6.18-1-amd64 and linux-image-2.6.18-1-686, rather than the linux-2.6 source package; they're reassigned now. Do we really want to release 2.6.18 with etch? If I alone am already able to identify two hard kernel freezes, there must be plenty others, no? Do we want to lock out users into 2.6.18 with its bugs? Wouldn't it be better to let 2.6.18 mature a bit more, provide 2.6.17 with etch, and let 2.6.18 follow with r1? -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <madduck@debian.org> : :' : proud Debian developer, author, administrator, and user `. `'` http://people.debian.org/~madduck - http://debiansystem.info `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing systems "half a bee, philosophically, must ipso facto half not be." -- monty python
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