KernelTrap: Linux: 2.6 and 2.7 Release Management
Jul 10, 2002, 11:00 (5 Talkback[s])
"A recent discussion on the lkml debated whether the 2.6 and 2.7
kernels should be released at the same time instead of first
stabilizing the 2.6 'stable tree' then branching the 2.7
'development tree'. The theory behind the proposition is to keep
'new' things from going into 2.6 once it is released, focusing
instead only on making it stable. On the flip side of this argument
is the possibility that with a 2.7 kernel in development, there
will be too little focus on stabilizing the 2.6 kernel.
"The resulting debate makes for an interesting read. Much of the
thread follows..."
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