Re: Linux 2.4.18-rc1

Tom Rini (trini@kernel.crashing.org)
Thu, 14 Feb 2002 09:14:37 -0700

On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 11:53:41PM +0100, Allan Sandfeld wrote:
> On Wednesday 13 February 2002 20:33, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> > So here it goes.
> >
> > rc1:
> <snip>
> > - Merge some -ac bugfixes (Alan Cox)
>
> Here's a crazy idea. Why not branch off the new pre-tree when commiting a
> rc-kernel?

Because it would remove people from the pool of testers. Part of the
goal of the -rc series seems to be to get as many people running a
kernel as possible to find potential bugs.

-- 
Tom Rini (TR1265)
http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/
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