Re: Please release a stable kernel Linux 3.0

[Al Viro <viro@ftp.linux.org.uk>]

On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 04:53:58PM +0300, Al Boldi wrote:
> Al Viro wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 11:18:36AM +0200, Zolt?n HUBERT wrote:
> > > And as I understand it, this is (was ?) the whole point of
> > > stable/development kernels. "We" can trust a newer stable
> > > kernel to be a drop-in replacement for an older stable
> > > kernel (from the same series), while development kernels
> > > need time to stabilise with the new whizz-bang-pfouit stuff
> > > that you all so nicely add.
> >
> > "Drop-in" in which sense?  That out-of-tree modules keep working?
> > Not really...
> 
> Al, be reasonable.  There are many out-of-tree GPL modules that won't be 
> accepted into mainline, never mind those that shouldn't be accepted.  But 
> these modules do have a right to not be obsoleted by constant API changes.

Modules do not have any rights; it's software, for fsck sake...
 
> You are effectively inhibiting the development of an out-of-tree GPL module 
> pool, by constantly pulling the rug under that community.

The same thing happens with any yet-to-be-merged code.
 
> Do you think this is fair?

Yes, it is fair.  Decision to maintain your code out of tree indefinitely
is your decision.