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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. Re: No by coffbr01 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I prefer to think that an immediate response from the community is a sign of an active and concerned user base. It might be worse if the community insisted on staying on LTS-type releases.