This comment surprised me a bit as one of the main reasons i use and/or abuse linux is due to its stability. Windows supports everything, but its crap. So i think it is a great idea to continue to fix bugs and improve stability of the 2.4 kernel branch as in real world applications down time is bad... very bad, samba file servers or nat'ing gateway boxes dont _need_ support for usb keyboards or the ability to play dvds in X, they are given a task to serve and they do it. I think your view is aimed more towards the desktop environment and not the real world internetworking industry. The more stable the box running a particular service is, the less downtime there is... which leads to people like me and other admins being favourably looked upon, a VERY rare occasion these days;] I for one am looking forward to kernel 2.4.2x or even 2.4.3x (who knows???) and the increased peace of mind I will have knowing that whatever solution I provide using an newer revision of the kernel, the less chance there is of a system crash or a loss of service. Basically, downtime is baaaaadddddd ummmkaaaayyyyyy!
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This comment surprised me a bit as one of the main reasons i use and/or abuse linux is due to its stability. Windows supports everything, but its crap. So i think it is a great idea to continue to fix bugs and improve stability of the 2.4 kernel branch as in real world applications down time is bad... very bad, samba file servers or nat'ing gateway boxes dont _need_ support for usb keyboards or the ability to play dvds in X, they are given a task to serve and they do it. I think your view is aimed more towards the desktop environment and not the real world internetworking industry. The more stable the box running a particular service is, the less downtime there is... which leads to people like me and other admins being favourably looked upon, a VERY rare occasion these days ;] I for one am looking forward to kernel 2.4.2x or even 2.4.3x (who knows???) and the increased peace of mind I will have knowing that whatever solution I provide using an newer revision of the kernel, the less chance there is of a system crash or a loss of service. Basically, downtime is baaaaadddddd ummmkaaaayyyyyy!