Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Some Serious 1.3.90 Issues, Again. | Date | Fri, 19 Apr 1996 15:19:43 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Andrew E. Mileski" <> |
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> On Thu, 18 Apr 1996, Andrew E. Mileski wrote: > > Why do people expect consistency with _EXPERIMENTAL_ kernels? > > It is akin to expecting politicians to keep election promises. > > NO! > > You _should_ run the experimental kernels, as much as possible. And > you _should_ expect it to work correctly and consistently. The experimental > doesn't mean "may break - don't test". It means "may break - complain to us > if it does, but don't expect us to feel sorry for you".
I _NEVER_ wrote anything remotely like "may break - don't test it", so please don't attribute that statement to me.
I clearly stated that Linux kernels are not consistent, but especially the experimental ones.
Just because kernel version X works, doesn't mean X + N will work. Surely you don't dispute the logic of this?
At the very most I implied, "may break - don't use on a heart/lung machine" (this is meant to be slightly humourous _TOO_).
> So Simon is doing exactly the right thing.. Don't flame people for > reporting bugs.
I _NEVER_ wrote that Simon was doing "a bad thing". I wrote that it did not make sense to expect a bug-free kernel, in an experimental series of kernels, on the sole basis of the previous kernel working.
Linus, that was _FAR_ from being a flame. In fact, I attempted to soften it with humour. I didn't have a stupid smiley, because I thought it was obvious. Seems you have honest politicians in Finland :-) (That was a joke _ALSO_ in case anyone missed it).
An intentional public berating to humiliate someone is a flame, which is closer to what _YOU_ just wrote IMHO.
> As to why Simon sees the problems, I don't know yet. Duh. > > Linus
I have faith it will be solved. Maybe not in the next version, but eventually. But I don't think even you can GUARANTEE every bug won't come back, as the kernel is quite complex with subtle relationships that even you, myself, and thousands of others sometimes overlook.
-- Andrew E. Mileski -- mailto:aem@ott.hookup.net http://www.redhat.com/~aem/
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