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Is the Stable Linux Kernel Moving Too Fast?

Posted by Soulskill on from the committed-to-committing dept.

darthcamaro writes "Yesterday the stable Linux 3.10 kernel was updated twice — an error was made, forcing a quick re-issue. 'What happened was that a patch that was reported to be broken during the RC [release candidate] review process, went into the release, because I mistakenly didn't pull it out in time,' Greg Kroah-Hartman said. The whole incident however is now sparking debate on the Linux Kernel Mailing List about the speed of stable Linux kernel releases. Are they moving too fast?"

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  1. No by Stumbles · · Score: 5, Insightful

    its moving along just fine. People make mistakes, get over it, its not the end of the world. Considering its current release speed, the amount of changes made over the long term the Linux kernel folks have as good or better track record than most other software houses.

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  2. Compared to what? by bmo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Are they moving too fast?""

    Compared to what, Windows, IOS, OSX, What?

    >known bug that got by review
    >caught
    >fixed rapidly instead of waiting for the next release

    I don't see the problem.

    If this was a regular occurrence, yeah, it'd be a problem. But it's infrequent enough to be "news."

    Unlike Patch Tuesdays, which aren't.

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