Re: Linux kernel 2.0.31????
On Thu, 21 Aug 1997, Tall cool one wrote:
> And that led to _everyone_ using the development kernels, getting burnt
> and complaining that Linux was a moving target that no one could develop for.
> Hence the reasoning to backport some new improvements, mostly just driver
> updates to keep people from installing 2.1.45 and blowing away their
> filesystem and getting on all the mailing lists and raising a stink.
Right, so the answer is to make the current stable kernel a moving target?
Look, I think the BEST bet is to tell folks in the BIGGEST POSSIBLE
LETTERS, do NOT use a development kernel unless you know EXACTLY what you
are doing.
> to a couple of whiners), just too many patches to put in the pot.
Right I agree there, .31 was too long in coming. Maybe that is the
biggest chunk of the problem.
George Bonser
Debian/GNU Linux See http://www.debian.org
Linux ... It isn't just for breakfast anymore!
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