Re: Linux 2.4 before 2001?

Rik van Riel (riel@nl.linux.org)
Thu, 6 Jan 2000 15:38:39 +0100


On Thu, 6 Jan 2000, Magnus Danielson wrote:

> Smaller steps. Maybe one should open up a new development path as
> one say "freeze" on the current so that one can redirect requests
> for the next development tree and have those efforts start early
> in the branch.

Smaller steps is a good idea, but you cannot really split off
a new development branch before you've stabilized the previous
one into a stable release. The reason for this is that you need
to have a stable development basis in order for your "small steps"
idea to work at all...

> Regardless of what we say, I think we must figure out how to
> increase release frequency while maintaining the quality level.

*nod*

cheers,

Rik

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