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On Thu, 8 Aug 2013 15:29:06 -0700 |
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Greg KH <gregkh@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 04:43:09AM +0200, Tom Wijsman wrote: |
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> > > On Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 12:50:32AM +0200, Peter Stuge wrote: |
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> > > > I think this supports the argument that the better kernel is |
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> > > > always the one with the most fixes. |
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> > Define "better"; because 3.10.0 has also been worse than the last |
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> > 3.9 release in some ways, despite it having more fixes than the |
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> > last 3.9. |
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> How was it "worse"? You don't seem to define that either :) |
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The point is rather whether it can be defined, therefore it is also |
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worse in some ways; of course without statistics you can't really |
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define it, but as long as there is reason to believe it people are |
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going to follow this train of thoughts. For example, the LTS kernels. |
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> Yes, there are always going to be bugs and regressions, but as long as |
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> we are fixing them more than we are making them, we are doing ok. |
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That's might be a false impression; have you took a set of commits from |
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back in time, analyzed what they caused and have a report available? |
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There's reason enough to be wary of refactoring, new features and more |
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to regress the first release of a new branch; and none of these are |
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actually fixes, they are not ok when you are looking for stability. |
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(Add to that that fixes can also cause bugs and regressions.) |
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Later releases in a branch don't contain such commits, only fixes; so, |
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therefore skipping the first releases of a branch is a normal thing to |
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do, unless there's proof or more convincing argumentation that it is a |
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stupid thing to do I don't see a change in this behavior any time soon. |
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Without statistics, neither person is wrong or right; so, both behaviors |
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happen and are based on thoughts, reasoning and beliefs. So, when stated |
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that the "better kernel is always the one with the most fixes" one needs |
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to objectively define "better"; otherwise that sentence is meaningless. |
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Without a definition and supporting evidence, that is a contradiction. |
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With kind regards, |
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Tom Wijsman (TomWij) |
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