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Linux 3.0 Release Delayed

Posted by timothy on from the wait-for-it-wait-for-it dept.

JustinRLynn writes "A recent Google+ Post by Linus Torvalds indicates that version 3.0 of the Linux kernel will have to wait due to the discovery of a 'subtle pathname lookup bug.' Linus indicates, 'We have a patch, we understand the problem, and it looks ObviouslyCorrect(tm), but I don't think I want to release 3.0 just a couple of hours after applying it.'"

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  1. Re:Path names? Bah. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is GNU/Linux we are talking about right? So people actually wait for bugs to be fixed before pushing a release forward? That's news to me.

  2. Google+ is still in testing too by cervesaebraciator · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Waiting for someone to take this as Linus Torvalds' recommendation of Google+...

  3. Fair Enough by jampola · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Reasons like " I don't think I want to release 3.0 just a couple of hours after applying it" would never fly in a commercial environment. This is why I love Linux and pretty much anything open source. I know it's cliche but whaddyagunnado?

    1. Re:Fair Enough by ATMAvatar · · Score: 4, Insightful

      That depends on the balance of power in the organization. If sales/marketing have the bigger share of the power, QA is downsized or eliminated and the only "show stoppers" are unchecked feature boxes.

      --
      "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
  4. Re:The emperor isn't wearing any clothes by Serious+Callers+Only · · Score: 3, Insightful

    For everything besides committing, Git is horrible

    It would be nice to know what you had a problem with. People here could perhaps enlighten you as to why things aren't working out for you, or you could enlighten them as to why git is inferior. It has its flaws (chiefly obscure error messages), but I've found it a better fit than cvs and svn.

  5. Re:Google Plus by Zebedeu · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Makes sense to me. Unlike Facebook, G+ allows anyone with an account to follow Linus's public posts without him having to accept them as his "friends".

    It's perfect for this type of announcement. It's Twitter for those who felt constrained by the character limit.