From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1761560AbYD3Ozu (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:55:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756299AbYD3Ozl (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:55:41 -0400 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:43840 "EHLO ciao.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755985AbYD3Ozl (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:55:41 -0400 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Russ Dill Subject: Re: Slow DOWN, please!!! Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:55:21 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <20080429.190352.137408408.davem@davemloft.net> <4817EF91.4080800@davidnewall.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org User-Agent: Loom/3.14 (http://gmane.org/) X-Loom-IP: 70.190.167.62 (Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9b5) Gecko/2008041515 Firefox/3.0b5) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org David Newall davidnewall.com> writes: > Yes. The Linux process is becoming unreliable. Newly "stable" versions > have stability problems. The development process looks childish. > Seasoned developers say not to worry, that the process works. I do > worry. BSD seems more attractive, and it may even be worth the > considerable effort to switch my entire client-base. Linux was lucky to > gain the foothold that it did: traditionally, BSD had a better system > with a less restrictive licence, so it is surprising that manufacturers > chose to go with Linux. BSD still has a less restrictive licence and > when mainstream press becomes interested in Linux's quality problems > it's adoption will fall. BSD is still a good, maybe even better, option. > > Linus, this is your baby and so it's your problem. Only you have the > influence to change things. > Can you please point me in the direction of the BSD kernel lists so that I can inject useless snarky flaimbait anytime someone attempts a little process improvement. I don't do any BSD kernel development, but I like to stir things up.