On Fri, 04 May 2007 18:30:03 +0200 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joerg Schilling) wrote:
> Seth Kurtzberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > There hasn't been a stable Linux kernel release since 2.4.*. Linux 2.6.* > > > is a development series. > > > > Indeed, that's true. New hardware appears at a furious pace, and thus in > > many situations using the 2.4 kernel is not an option, but that should not > > lead to delusions about the 2.6 kernel. This isn't criticism of the > > kernel; the rate of changes simply implies that it's a development kernel > > rather than a stable kernel. > > This is the problem I have on Linux. > > In August 2004, I did publish cdrtools-2.01final > and a week later Linux did break the kernel interfaces. > It should be obviouy that it is impossible to publish > "stable" software for an unstable OS. > > BTW: Every cdrtools release is intended to be a "stable" > release. It makes no sense to take less care for "betas". > There are of course some periods when I introduce new > technology where the probability to observe a bug is higher > than usual, but this is not intended. I do codereviews for > every release before I publish it. Indeed. I write device drivers, so perhaps I have an enhanced appreciation for just how difficult it is to produce and maintain a program such as cdrecord. It really bothers me when people act aggressively towards someone who contributes time and effort to an open source program. cdrecord is a truly excellent program, and I wish people would keep that in mind when they find themselves in need of a target for their (understandable) frustrations. Seth Kurtzberg > > Jörg > > -- > EMail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (home) Jörg Schilling D-13353 Berlin > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (uni) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work) Blog: http://schily.blogspot.com/ > URL: http://cdrecord.berlios.de/old/private/ ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/schily >
