On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Darrell May wrote:

> IMHO, considering the axonlinux team managed to implement 2.4/XFS (and is 
> currently back working on doing the same for SME5.1beta1) I'm certain the 
> talent at Mitel would be able to do the same. 

See the FAQ. We believe that RealAudio and H323 (Netmeeting) masquerading 
are essential features, and I believe that they are not available for the 
2.4 kernel.

> I know the devinfo members will be there to assist with testing.

Testing isn't the issue. Development of the necessary features is.

> IMHO, we need SME5.1 to be more then it is currently looking to be.  

Paying customers is what will drive this decision.

> 5.1.  They are simply version upgrades that can be tagged onto 4.1.2 and 
> 4.1.2/2.2.16 has a larger driver base available then 5.1/2.2.19.

All open source drivers available for 2.2.16 are available for 2.2.19. 

> Having a more current kernel and a more advanced filesystem would be a 
> great 'compelling' reason to upgrade.

You've just argued for a less current kernel.

A journalling filesystem is high on my wish list. 

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