Rick van Hattem ha scritto:
Andrew Morton think that mid-2005 is a good time for removal [1]. Here are discussed also *Very* important changes in the way 2.6 is developed [2].Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
Thats true, but it was never the default (or I've missed something)On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:01:34 +0100 Rick van Hattem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | Douglas James Dunn wrote: | >>Not when 2.7.x comes along we can't... | >> | 2.7 will never be stable so that won't happen anyway, the linux kernel | always ships with even numbers.
We shipped 2.5 as an option for a while... I suspect we'll have 2.7 in the tree if it's at all usable.
Like I said, the linux kernel ships with even numbers, I mean the stable versions, I didn't say that gentoo wouldn't ;)
devfs can disappear from 2.6 tree not waiting for 2.7 or 2.8.
Another important thing that came out is:
//Final stabilization is to be done by distributors (as happens now, really), but the distributors are expected to merge their patches quickly.//
[1] http://kerneltrap.org/node/3522 [2] http://kerneltrap.org/node/3513
have a nice reading
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