Re: [OFF TOPIC] What is the global plan for Linux 2.2 development?

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 26 May 1997 15:39:54 +0100 (BST)


> After all, we have pretty much come down to a handful of core
> developers: Linus, David, Alan, Ted - what are you guys working on? Any

You aren't looking very hard for developers. I at least don't know where
we are going. I've got a pretty good idea but most of what I do is channel
and direct rather than write code.

So for example Appletalk over PPP wasnt on my 2.2 list until someone said
"Here is the appletalk over PPP code". Similarly I've no idea what is going
to appear in IP routing, it depends what the various people playing with
aspects of it suddenely appear with.

Really Im more of a hoover for small escaped patches and working on keeping
the infrastructure solid when new things are merged - its very easy to add
a neat feature, but often quite tricky to add it the right way.

The main stuff Im actually _writing_ at the moment (apart from a commercial
thing) are drivers for the odder parts of the IBM PC110 palmtop, and the
Linux/Mac68K port - http://macintrash.cymru.net if you want to see a MacII
running Linux.

Alan