Ed Boraas wrote:
> [snip]
>
> Just as a note, I've added the development patches (for Linux 2.4.6 -
> 2.4.10) to the package. After today's dinstall run, they'll be in sid.
>
> I'm hoping this is the right move... Some people have complained about lack
> of updates, and I can't say I totally blame them.
If you mean lack of updates by SGI, I'll address that. Or perhaps you mean
Debian updates? :)
Depends on what you mean by updates... we release a patch within days of every
kernel point release, but our "official" releases are a bit few and far
between. Perhaps it's just semantics - our "official" releases are run through
the wringer and get heavy testing, whereas the kernel patches don't, necessarily
- however, despite the dire warnings, I generally do have a lot of confidence in
the "snapshot" patches. In fact, Mandrake is essentially releasing our 2.4.8
"snapshot" in their next distro - of course they tested it heavily, and it
didn't fall down.
So in short, adding our snapshot patches to Debian is probably a good move.
> In the near future, I may drop the patches for the older kernels, if I get
> positive feedback on the development patches. This would have the added
> benefit of deprecating the kernel-patch-xfs-core patch package, assuming
> 1.0.1++ won't be using the two-patch model.
Hm, that's something we'll have to talk about. I'm not sure the two-patch model
has any real benefits for the general public...
-Eric
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