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The Linux Weather Forecast

Posted by kdawson on from the kernel-dev-roadmap dept.

kwabbles writes "The Linux Foundation launched the Linux Weather Forecast yesterday. It features 'current conditions' for kernel development, a 'short-term forecast,' and a 'long-term forecast.' Now developers and organizations that want to see when certain implementations/fixes are planned can find answers at this informative and handy site."

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  1. I don't think it means what you think it does. by gihan_ripper · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I was looking forward to reading reports of stormy weather ahead, or even of bright skies. But this seems be be more of a roadmap, not really a forecast. If someone can read this more deeply and see the analogy, then please enlighten me!

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    1. Re:I don't think it means what you think it does. by eln · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I think they call it a "forecast" rather than a "roadmap" because that way it's only an educated guess, and they only have to be as accurate as your local weatherman is at long-range forecasts (that is, not at all).

    2. Re:I don't think it means what you think it does. by bfields · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I think the word "roadmap" would imply some control over the process--this is what we plan to do next and when we're hoping to do it by, etc.

      The nature of the Linux community is such that there's not really anybody with the authority to give such a roadmap. Linus can say "no" to people, but he can't make them work on anything they're not interested in. And it's difficult for the various groups implementing new features to guarantee somebody else won't come up with a valid objection that will delay acceptance.

      So "forecast" seems more appropriate. They can examine various projects, guess which are closer to being done and which aren't, but can't promise anything.

  2. Expect ... by Midnight+Thunder · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If its anything like regular weather forecasts, then expect yesterday's forecast to be better than tomorrow's, and long term forecasts to be totally random ;)

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  3. My Forecast by GooseYArd · · Score: 2, Insightful

    My forecast is this forecast will be maintained for about 3 weeks.

  4. User space covers GNOME and KDE -- but not X? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I find that rather odd, seeing as some of the most important changes we see happen not in Linux, Gnome, or KDE, but in Xorg.

    Then again, what about some other projects? GCC, for instances? Improvements to GCC could potentially improve a vast number of Linux programs. Maybe that ought to be included in the forecast?

    The list of important projects could really go on for a while...