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Future of 2.4 and 2.6 Kernels

Posted by michael on from the too-many-cooks-spoil-the-soup dept.

Blair16 writes "According to this article on C|Net, not everybody is chomping at the bit for the new Linux 2.6.0 kernel. Marcelo Tosatti, the appointed deputy for the 2.4 kernel is not expecting to make any non-crucial additions to the popular kernel, saying that all new projects should be pumped into the new 2.6. This has upset some people who are not quite willing to move to so-called untested software. Some of their claims seem legitimate, but I wonder if all these people will really be left in the cold?"

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  1. What? by My+Trole · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Is it just me or do others see these complaints as un-Linux? This is the type of whining you would expect from M$ users, because M$ EOL's one of their products, and then there's no way it can ever be modified again.

    The total opposite is true in this case. Marcelo is the maintainer of only one particular fork of the 2.4 kernel. If some one/group wants XFS in the stock kernel, he/they can petition for his/their own kernel to be Linus' 2.4 kernel.

    That is the beauty of open source. Myself and others can't fire Steve Ballmer. Only the M$ board of directors can do that. Using the open source process, all of us working together can get Marcelo and his kernel fork replaced. That's what I will be working towards.

    But let's be honest. With $CO being mercilessly beaten by IBM, it sure feels good to be a Linux user again.