On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 09:04:15PM +0200, Hussam Al-Tayeb wrote: > Also if you look at the patches in the kernel26 package, it's only bug > fixes, driver fixes or support for some filesystems or devices. > There's also the logo_linux_clut**.ppm; there's really no new features > there because we're also not adding bootsplash/gensplash or tuxonice > feature patches. > Even if we backport a fix for a driver that's not going to be in > upstream before at least 2.6.24, this is still not adding new features. > It only means that 2.6.23 and lower should have been tested better > upstream. There is a difference between bug fixing and adding new > features. >
I don't think anyone has said anything against bug fixing. That was not Thomas' point. From what I understood, he was just trying to help against the always increasing number of patches. Maybe he just said it too harsh, I don't know. The concern was at least valid, in my opinion. > I was taught in university that in any field of engineering, the most > important thing is common sense and the ability to sustain a constant > quality of your work and I think tpowa has shown the ability to do this. > Indeed, tpowa chose a difficult task, and did an amazing job at it, so we can all thank him for that. _______________________________________________ arch mailing list arch@archlinux.org http://archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
