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New Tool to Track Kernel Testing Time

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the handy-opt-in-software dept.

mu22le writes "Andrea Arcangeli has created a new tool, 'klive', to automatically track the amount of testing that each kernel gets before release. According to Kernel Traffic "There was some discussion [on making it a kernel config option] that public perception might put this in the "spyware" category", but still the ability to track a kernel usage and reliability would be valuable to both developers and users."

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  1. Uptime != Testing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I really don't see how this tracks anything other than uptime. Microsoft could probably publish a page listing each development build of Vista as well, and it would more than likely have more uptime than this.

    Its a pathetic attempt to hide the fact that IBM, Redhat and Suse don't devote resources to testing as its in their interest that you have to pay for support and services.