On Tue, 24 Jan 2006, Bill Davidsen wrote: > Fortunately there are people who do, which is why there are patches to > fix the limitations of the old interface you release. You are saying > "the world should stop changing because I don't have time to keep up."
This argument is invalid. It expects everyone using Linux has the time and is ready to deal with a random changes any day, and has ressources to follow every random change. In the reverse direction, it is pretty clear that the kernel development model ignores stability, reliability, responsibility - only the kind souls of the 2.6.X.Y project holding up the tiny bit of it that they can get a hold of. That's innovation at all costs (where cost includes quality) because no-one has to answer for anything he goofs up. I know that most kernel hackers aren't idiots, yet having to support one's changes for more than a few -rc* would probably make people think twice before committing incompatible changes. -- Matthias Andree -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]