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    SubjectRe: Kernel interface changes (was Re: cdrecord problems on recent Linux versions)
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    Alain Williams <addw@phcomp.co.uk> writes:

    > It sounds that what is needed is some sort of formal regression testing:
    >
    > * A complete test suite that would exercise every part of Linux.
    > This would help find problems introduced by patches quickly &
    > cheaply (CPU time is cheap).
    > * This must be for *everything*, not just the kernel, but also for
    > major components (eg: modules, libc, samba, vim, ...).

    You know, people are already doing this: Red Hat, Debian, SuSE etc.
    They test, integrate and make available/sell systems where the
    components work together.

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    Trond Eivind Glomsrød

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