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Jorge Morais wrote: |
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> On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:36:41 +0500 |
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> Mike Kazantsev <mike_kazantsev@×××××××.net> wrote: |
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>> On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:13:38 -0300 |
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>> Jorge Morais <please.no.spam.here@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>>> If you had upgraded because of a needed feature, I assume you would |
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>>> have read about the release, and thus would know about Tuz. |
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>>> So you upgraded to a ~arch kernel without any need. |
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>>> Why? |
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>> The question is probably not adressed to me, but... |
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>> It's still a way to check out these new features hands-on :) |
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> It's a kernel. |
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>> And while it's ~arch on gentoo, it's actually marked 'stable' by |
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>> developers, and, since gentoo ebuild does pretty much nothing but |
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>> unpacking it, it should be pretty much as stable as any non-~arch |
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>> package. |
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> Even if it already released, it has a higher chance of bugs than a |
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> more established kernel. |
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> Waiting for the package to become stable on Gentoo is not just about |
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> ebuild bugs; it is also about waiting for enough users in general to |
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> test the upstream package, and Gentoo users in particular to test the |
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> package within Gentoo. |
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> And I don't know about the usual quality of brand new Linux |
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> releases, but in general, I believe upstream developers want to |
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> release early (to get testers and updated contributions), while |
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> a distribution may wait until the software is ready and tested. |
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> Cheers, |
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> Jorge |
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I personally do it to get all of the code updates. all of my boxes are |
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on ~arch for gentoo-sources / hardened-sources and I haven't had 1 |
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problem yet. Also, the kernel is the last place that you want to drag |
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your feet for updates. If there's a bug in the kernel I want to have it |
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fixed asap. Granted you can also argue that I'm injecting buggy code. |
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It's two sides of the same coin. |
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Eric Martin |
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