Re: RFD: Kernel release numbering

From: Jeff Garzik (jgarzik_at_pobox.com)
Date: 03/03/05

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    Date:	Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:32:23 -0500
To: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>

    I also note that part of the problem that motivates the even/odd thing
    is a tacit acknowledgement that people only _really_ test the official
    releases.

    Which IMHO backs up my opinion that we simply need more frequent releases.

    Part of this is a scalability problem. Linux probably has more changes
    flowing into it than any other OS kernel on the planet. We must deal
    with an ever-increasing number of changesets in a way that produces a
    usable kernel for our users.

            Jeff

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