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On Fri, 9 Aug 2013 01:44:12 +0200 |
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Peter Stuge <peter@×××××.se> 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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> > That's what us kernel developers have been saying for 10+ years, |
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> > nice to see it's finally getting some traction :) |
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> It has been obvious for me for a very long time as well, but I am |
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> just one person, and my idea doesn't seem to have much traction in |
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> Gentoo. :\ |
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When you state a contradiction [1], there is nothing convincing about |
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it; the sentence as you made it there, can be interpreted in both ways. |
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[1]: <20130809101023.6618a356@TOMWIJ-GENTOO> |
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See the previous mail I just sent out. |
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> > > Rather than separating "bug fixes" from "security fixes" maybe |
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> > > it's wiser to think about separating "fixes" from "features" - |
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> > > this may be easier, but still not neccessarily easy. |
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> > For stable kernel releases, that type of thing should be quite easy |
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> > for someone to do, if they want to do it, as the only type of |
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> > "features" I take for them are new device ids. |
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> > But I fail to see how marking 5 patches out of 100 as "features" is |
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> > really doing to do much for anyone, do you? |
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> For stable kernel releases there would be no need. |
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Depends on your own needs; but, identifying security fixes so they can |
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be applied in a timely fashion as well as back ported and what not |
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would definitely help. Why should the fact be hidden or slowly deduced |
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that a commit is a security fix. Collaboration would really help... |
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> I think they should be stabilized automatically in Gentoo. It's |
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> simply a more accurate model of upstream. |
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With 30 days delay, as well as bugs that block stabilization; there is |
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nowhere in Gentoo an accurate model of upstream, if it were then it |
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would be my mere luck. I don't see why the kernel should differ... |
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At most, we do our best to keep up where we can; if not, there's always |
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keywords like "~" and "" for people that want to be more bleeding edge. |
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With kind regards, |
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Tom Wijsman (TomWij) |
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Gentoo Developer |
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